While case counts have seesawed some days, they’ve generally plateaued. Alaska continues to lead the country in its rate of COVID-19 cases.
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Feds want to foreclose on Alaska lawyer’s properties, including Talkeetna’s historic Fairview Inn, to pay off taxes
Phillip Weidner allegedly owes more than $2 million in back taxes, and the federal government wants to foreclose on a dozen of his properties to pay the debts, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
House version of Biden’s $1.75 trillion bill would cancel drilling leases in Arctic Refuge
If the repeal goes through, the leases would be canceled immediately with payments returned to the companies that won the leases.
In Hawaii, hopes that tourism will bounce back after travel restrictions lift on Nov. 1
The lifting of restrictions means more tourist dollars could soon be flowing into Hawaii’s economy again, but there’s still a lot of uncertainty and a lot of damage that’s already been done.
Earmarks are back, and Murkowski is using them to steer money home
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has issued a $230 million wish list of dozens of Alaska projects she’s hoping Congress will pass with the next batch of appropriations bills.
Anchorage man who opposed mask mandate and frequented contentious Assembly meetings dies from COVID
William Topel died shortly after demonstrating against an indoor mask mandate at the Anchorage Assembly.
Global supply shortages are driving up Alaska oil prices
The short supply is being driven largely by COVID-19. When the pandemic first hit in 2020, demand for crude oil collapsed and OPEC scaled back production dramatically.
Alaska’s oil and gas jobs have failed to rebound from pandemic losses, slowing state’s recovery
The number of jobs in Alaska’s oil and gas industry remains relatively low after companies cut nearly a third of the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With COVID-19 hospitalizations at near record levels, a gathering of vaccine skeptics is coming to Anchorage
Most of the speakers are not infectious disease experts and are advocating for treatments that are not supported by research.
Early results show voters rejecting recall of Anchorage Assembly member Zaletel
The effort to oust Zaletel is one of three attempts to recall an Anchorage Assembly member in the past year.