Wearing a mask became optional earlier in the week after a Florida judge ended the federal government’s mask mandate that covered public transportation.
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Juneau’s first large cruise ship arrives with uncertainty
The first large cruise ship of the 2022 season arrives in Juneau on Monday afternoon.
Newscast – Friday, April 22, 2022
In this newscast: The Alaska Department of Transportation is beginning to host open houses on a possible new bridge to connect Juneau and Douglas; The annual Tribal Assembly meeting of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida discussed the five Southeast communities left out of ANCSA; The first large cruise ship of the season arrives in Juneau on Monday, and early season cruise ships are predicted to have lower occupancy; The Interior Department will open 27 million acres of federal land for Alaska Native Vietnam veterans; Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to overhaul environmental regulation of cruise ships has passed the Senate Resources Committee
Landless communities advocate for action at Tlingit and Haida’s Tribal Assembly
Getting land to the five communities will require an amendment to ANCSA, a law that has been amended over 100 times.
Interior Department opens 27 million acres for Alaska Native Vietnam veteran land allotments
Native advocates and Alaska’s congressional delegation have tried for years to re-open the selection process for veterans who missed out on the allotment program before it was repealed.
New COVID surge hits Skagway the week before this year’s first cruise ship visit
The town is experiencing one of its largest outbreaks of the pandemic, with upwards of 30 residents testing positive since the first week of April.