President Biden invited Republicans to the White House Monday in an attempt to win support for his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, and he took special notice of Rep. Don Young.
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Alaska providers pause use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine while feds investigate rare risk of blood clots
While the state of Alaska hasn’t weighed in yet on what an extended delay or potential loss of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine would do to its plans, some providers say it isn’t much of a burden.
You’re vaccinated for COVID-19. Now what can you do?
Five Alaska doctors recently weighed in on tiptoeing back to normalcy after being fully vaccinated.
‘Best damned neighbors you will ever find’: Vaccine clinic raises hope in community split by border
For Hyder, the only road out runs through British Columbia. That makes this town of about 50 very close with its Canadian neighbors.
Interior department chooses Native woman for top Alaska advisor
Raina Thiele was President Obama’s lead tribal liaison and helped organize his landmark trip to Alaska in 2015.
Why cruise ship wastewater helps and hurts Juneau’s sewage treatment utility
Juneau is the only regular cruise ship stop in Alaska that offers wastewater service to ships in port.
Activists want voters to consider limiting cruise ship access to Juneau
If the initial paperwork is OK, the activists will have 30 days to collect nearly 3,000 signatures from local voters to get three cruise ship questions on the fall ballot.
Senators unveil bill to extend, limit Alaska disaster declaration as deadline for food aid looms
The end of the month is the deadline for the Legislature to pass a bill — and for Dunleavy to sign it — or low-income Alaskans will lose $8 million in additional food aid.
Newscast — Monday, April 12, 2021
In this newscast: It’s budget season again and Juneau city leaders are projecting another year of spending more than it brings in; Employers in Alaska face a dilemma as a big chunk of the population is wary of getting vaccinated; The state’s COVID-19 vaccination effort continued in the tiny Southeast community of Hyder.
Yup’ik engineers team up to build apps for Yugtun language learning
Two Yup’ik engineers are trying to push the Yugtun language into the future using technology.








