Congressional Republicans have been pushing for a short-term extension of the federal unemployment benefits, while Democrats want a broader relief bill that would pay the benefits through January.
Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
Matanuska crew cleared after passengers test positive for COVID-19
Service will resume on Aug. 21 when the ferry returns north to Ketchikan.
COVID-19 testing at Kensington Mine finds ‘approximately 25’ positive cases
Coeur Alaska said the workers who tested positive and their close contacts are now isolating at a Juneau hotel.
Have test will travel: Alaska visitors must prove they’re COVID-free or pay $250 to be tested
Residents can still get the free airport test or opt to quarantine for two weeks.
A Skagway newspaper owner was turned back at the Canadian border. Agents deemed her return home ‘non-essential.’
Gretchen Wehmhoff and Melinda Munson bought the Skagway News in March, not long before Canada’s border closed to non-essential travel.
5 Bethel courthouse, jail employees test positive for coronavirus
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation announced 15 cases last week, the biggest spike in positive cases since the pandemic began.
Hundreds of Anchorage students didn’t participate in online learning last spring. Will they log on this fall?
The district and teachers are hopeful that grading student work and having more structured schedules will lead to more participation by students and families.
5 ferry passengers with COVID-19 disembarked in Juneau Aug. 10
Anyone who traveled on the ferry Matanuska in recent days should monitor themselves for coronavirus symptoms, officials said.
Pandemic makes Alaska bar exam too risky, new law grads say
A group of Alaska bar applicants is petitioning for an emergency suspension of the testing requirement or the ability to take the exam remotely.
Southeast Alaska economy: ‘Every year from now on, we’re going to be comparing it to 2020’
A new report captures a grim economic snapshot of how Southeast Alaska has been affected by COVID-19.