Even after new benefits were added to the federal unemployment insurance program, many Alaskans are still reporting difficulty accessing those benefits due to problems with the state’s application system.
Interior
Pogo mine worker tests positive for COVID-19 after 12-day shift
A worker at the Pogo gold mine has tested positive for COVID-19. And he may have come in contact with up to 14 others at the mine that’s located 38 miles northeast of Delta Junction.
Ravn to end all service and lay off all staff
RavnAir Group said Sunday it would park all 72 of its planes and lay off its remaining staff.
Dozens of Alaska villages to lose air service as Ravn announces huge cuts
Alaska’s largest rural air carrier, RavnAir Group, says it’s cutting its service by 90% amid a coronavirus-driven crash in revenue — a move that could leave dozens of rural villages with deeply diminished air service.
Fairbanks is now considered Alaska’s coronavirus ‘hot spot’
The designation is based on things like the rate of infection among people who have not recently traveled or been in close contact with someone known to be infected.
Resident of 90-bed Fairbanks center for seniors and rehab tests positive for COVID-19
The center’s operators say all 75 residents of the center are being tested for the virus.
UA chancellors unveil proposals for cutting degree programs
It’s the latest step in a monthslong process across the University of Alaska system to close a budget gap driven by years of cuts to state funding and declining enrollment.
Bush Alaska lawmakers seek extension of REAL ID deadline due to coronavirus concerns
Legislators who represent the bulk of Alaska’s villages are asking the state’s congressional delegation to try to extend the deadline for Alaskans to get REAL ID-compliant identification.
State announces eight new coronavirus cases, bringing statewide tally to 22
Three of the people sickened have not been traveling.
As Legislature looks to pass budget and coronavirus response, oil prices plummet
The state wouldn’t have enough money in the Constitutional Budget Reserve to pay the roughly $3,000 PFD using the formula in state law.