Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, smiles on Friday, May 14, 2021 after state lawmakers voted to lift a mask mandate in the Alaska State Capitol. The Capitol building remains closed to the general ...

The state of Alaska is returning to the City and Borough of Juneau a multimillion-dollar plot of land once envisioned for a new Capitol building.

When the Federal and Territorial Building opened in 1931, it included federal offices, a post office, the territorial governor’s offices and the state museum. By the time Alaska became a state ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - More than three years of renovations at the Alaska State Capitol have wrapped up and the building's expected to be fully open for business in January.

In the nightmare scenario, a big earthquake strikes near Juneau, shaking the Capitol to its foundation. The building's concrete core survives, but its massive brickwork, never having been firmly ...

The front doors of the Alaska State Capitol was missing the sign notifying visitors of the building’s masking requirement on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, after an early morning by lawmakers changed ...

The facade of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on May 22, 2024. Visitors to the Alaska State Capitol won’t need to pass through an airport-style security checkpoint, at least for now.

Apr. 1—JUNEAU — The Alaska State Capitol will soon have an airport-style security checkpoint, screening all visitors to the building. The policy change was ordered on Monday by the Legislative ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The aging Alaska State Capitol is a step closer to getting a facelift. The Legislative Council approved a contract last week with Juneau-based architectural firm Jensen ...

Alaska is the only state in the nation without a capitol building. A design contest is under way, and four nationally prominent architectural firms are competing for the contract.

Juneau is the capital of Alaska. The capitol building was completed in 1931 and housed the Federal and Territorial government until statehood in 1959. Alaska architect and chair of the Alaska ...