For years, UA has grappled with reduced state funding and lost tuition dollars as enrollment declines. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. It cut into the finances of the already-strained university system.
Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Public Media
BP has a new online platform to track out-of-state workers’ health. And it wants to share it with other companies.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced companies to do business differently and, in some cases, monitor their employees’ health closer than ever.
6 tips from Alaska medical experts about minimizing your risk as the state reopens
Think of the coronavirus as the bear in the woods — seriously.
In the time of social distancing, Alaska holds its first online oil and gas lease sale
It’s a new way of doing business for the state department that has long relied on in-person auctions and sealed bids.
Mat-Su school board rescinds vote to remove ‘Catch-22’ and 4 other books from English classes
The board voted to punt the decision on the reading list and course outline until May 2021.
More oil can flow from Alaska’s North Slope as global demand creeps back
The operator of the trans-Alaska pipeline is allowing oil companies to send more crude from the North Slope to Valdez as demand creeps back and economies reopen.
These Alaska couples aren’t letting coronavirus get in the way of their vows
Many couples are still making it work: rushing to the courthouse for last-minute paperwork, trying on wedding dresses by Zoom and moving their first dance from ballrooms to living rooms.
Summer camp directors prepare to welcome Alaska’s campers during the pandemic
Camp directors across Alaska are redoing their summer programs to prepare to welcome campers during the pandemic.
After hours of public comment, Mat-Su school board’s vote to rescind book removal is pushed to later this month
The Mat-Su school board will now decide later in May whether to rescind its vote to remove the books, including “The Great Gatsby,” “Catch-22” and “Invisible Man.”
Hilcorp, BP want many of their answers to state regulators’ questions kept confidential
As oil and gas company BP presses ahead with the sale of its Alaska business to privately-held Hilcorp, questions loom around how low oil prices are impacting the deal. On Monday, the companies released answers to a state agency that’s scrutinizing a key piece of the transaction, but with a catch: The companies and their…