When Alaska became a state in 1959, the building became the state Capitol. In the years that followed, the post office and other federal offices moved to the newly constructed Juneau Federal Building.

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.

N ew airport-style security measures for the Alaska State Capitol when the Alaska Legislature is in session were approved Monday night by the Legislative Council, meaning most people other than ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - Visitors to the state Capitol in Juneau will have to go through a metal detector under a policy adopted on Monday. The Capitol visitor screening policy was approved in a 9 ...

JUNEAU — A panel of state lawmakers has lifted a mask mandate at the Alaska State Capitol but has not yet reopened the building to the general public. The House-Senate Legislative Council, which ...

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 ...

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. The Juneau Empire ...

Alaska architect Wayne Jensen tours the capitol building, which was completed in 1931 and housed the Federal and Territorial government until statehood in 1959. 8:19 AM EDT Alaska State Capitol ...