The Juneau Assembly needs more time to review state guidelines before deciding how to move forward with reopening public facilities.
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Thousands of summer workers are headed to Alaska from Outside, where infection rates are higher
Officials have been reviewing the failures to contain the spread of COVID-19 at Outside meat plants, and they’re adjusting protocols for fish processing to potentially include fewer people and barriers between them.
Dunleavy administration expands number of people who can gather, reopens bars and pools
Alaska bars will be able to reopen on Friday, and other state businesses will be able to expand the number of customers they have on Friday morning, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced on Wednesday.
Positive case of COVID-19 in Bristol Bay region posted by mistake
The test result was positive, but it was not from a real patient. Instead, it was a practice result that was sent over to the state’s raw data site.
Under Dunleavy’s new CARES Act distribution, rural boroughs will get more funding
Dunleavy says he revised the distribution plan after talking with municipal leaders around the state.
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…
Key Alaska lawmakers disagree on whether Legislature must reconvene to approve CARES Act relief
Alaska Senate President Cathy Giessel says the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee can act on all of the requests on Wednesday, but Chairman Rep. Chris Tuck says he doesn’t plan to put the bulk of the funding on the agenda.
Governor signs bill lowering Pioneer Home rates following 2019 hike
Last year’s rate hikes more than doubled rates for some residents at Alaska’s six state-run long-term care facilities.
Watch: Dunleavy administration discusses plans for CARES Act funding
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy held his latest COVID-19 news conference on Monday. Members of the governor’s cabinet joined him to discuss how they plan to use CARES Act funds.
Alaska dentists say mandating COVID-19 tests will be obstacle to appointments
State officials said they want to work with the dentists, but point to federal guidelines that dentists are at very high risk of being exposed to the virus.