The Department of Health formed July 1 after Dunleavy split the Department of Health and Social Services into two separate agencies.
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Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes testifies in Alaska Rep. Eastman’s defense
Eastman is a member of the Oath Keepers, which domestic terrorism experts describe as an anti-government militia that made itself appealing to white supremacists and antisemites.
Newscast – Monday, Dec. 19, 2022
In this newscast: Alaskans who depend on the state’s public assistance program for food say they’ve been waiting for their benefits for months; A bartender in Juneau was assaulted this month, and it may be part of a broader trend in violence towards service workers; The U.S. Coast Guard is expanding its fleet of icebreakers and could be homeporting one in Alaska
Ketchikan’s housing crisis could cost the community a generation, planning director says
A nationwide study in 2020 found that increases in the number of units listed on the short-term rental service Airbnb corresponded with hikes in rents and home prices.
Tribal groups call for halt to logging at ‘sacred and culturally historic’ site near Yakutat
Yakutat elder Victoria Demmert says her ancestors harvested salmon at Humpback Creek for hundreds of years.
Defense bill includes funding for icebreaker that would likely be based in Juneau
Sen. Sullivan said he hopes it’s the first of many to be someday based in Alaska.