Postmaster general considers bringing budget axe down on Alaska’s bypass mail
The costs of the program is usually pegged at about $100 million a year. Bypass mail is a frequent target of budget cutters.
COVID-19 cases grow at North Slope oil fields, Anchorage Pioneer Home, as state confirms 86 positives
State and oil company officials confirmed 13 cases of COVID-19 between two different North Slope oil fields, as Alaska reported 86 new cases of the virus Thursday.
Kotzebue sees cluster of COVID-19 cases
With these 10 new cases, there have now been 60 positive cases of COVID-19 in the Maniilaq service area.
Dunleavy administration makes changes to ease small business access to COVID-19 relief
The AK CARES grant program has distributed less than a tenth of the $290 million budgeted for it.
City responds to rising COVID-19 cases with new restrictions
Starting Friday at noon, bars and gyms will be limited to half capacity and indoor group gatherings must be kept to fewer than 50 people.
Canadian mining company ramps up exploration near Juneau’s Herbert Glacier
The company’s CEO, Ian Klassen, says shares sold to investors have allowed the company to ramp up drilling core samples from several gold-quartz veins this summer.
Conservative candidates won Alaskans’ votes Tuesday with big PFD promises. Now comes the hard part: delivering.
Duplantis and other Republican challengers focused their campaigns on the larger dividend payments — not on the deep budget cuts that would almost certainly have to come with them.
COVID-19 cases confirmed in St. Lawrence Island communities
Community leaders in Gambell are encouraging residents to get tested and practice safety measures.
Juneau and DOT take early step toward second Douglas Island crossing
A second crossing would make new port facilities possible in West Douglas, which could resolve tight squeezes like this one under the Douglas Bridge.
Sitting Alaska Republican lawmakers face reckoning from voters in primary
Across Southcentral and Interior Alaska, challengers who generally had raised less campaign cash than the incumbents were at least holding their own.
Lawmakers push Dunleavy For ‘comprehensive’ coronavirus mitigation
Lawmakers suggested the governor limit group gatherings, institute a statewide mask mandate in places where people can’t physically distance and restrict capacity indoors in public spaces.
Ketchikan borough mayor vetoes resolution asking state for LGBTQ protections
The assembly would need five votes to override Dial’s veto and could likely bring the issue back for another vote next month.
Judge dismisses case against Haines man with epilepsy who drove parade float
Nelson said he won first prize for his float, but nine days after the parade he was cited for driving without a license.
Kodiak spaceport asks for longer window after canceled launches
Alaska Aerospace hopes to expand the window by an hour, or at least by 30 minutes, which might have made some recent canceled launches possible.
Amid COVID-19 restrictions, far fewer Outside hunters are coming to Alaska
Fish and Game says they’ve sold only 3,594 non-resident licenses as of Aug. 12 compared to 15,897 in 2019.
Primary night leaves Republican incumbent lawmakers behind in several races
Some of the Republican incumbents who are losing had caucused or worked closely with Democrats.
Polls are closed for Alaska’s primary election. Now the wait begins.
The Division of Elections hasn’t begun counting any absentee ballots, and the outcomes of close elections won’t be known until next week.
Watch: Dunleavy administration to discuss CARES Act funding
Members of Dunleavy’s administration have been holding these briefings since March, generally they’ve shared updates on the number of people in the state with confirmed cases, announced public health mandates, and explained the administration’s strategy and rationale.
Voters in 6 villages will have no polling places for Alaska’s primary election
Elections officials made the announcement late Monday, a little more than 12 hours before polls opened, that there would only be absentee in-person voting in the communities of Arctic Village, Port Lions, Kake, Takotna, Cold Bay and Nunam Iqua.
Former Sitka officer wins harassment settlement, promises investigation of police
Ferguson’s is the third suit brought by a former Sitka Police employee that has been settled in recent months.