While Alaska’s rallies and protests have remained peaceful some Alaskans have reported instances of intimidation, backlash, or resistance. More demonstrations are planned for this weekend.
Southeast
Census undercount may lead to less funding for Tlingit and Haida and other tribes in Southeast Alaska
Southeast Alaska’s largest tribe is reminding citizens that it could see a loss in funding if they don’t report in the 2020 census.
Walk-on ferry passenger learns the hard way about new policy reducing capacity during pandemic
At least one passenger trying to purchase a walk-on ticket reports being turned away from the ferry.
Ketchikan Assembly pushes back against proposed University of Alaska Southeast merger
Leadership at Ketchikan’s University of Alaska Southeast campus on Monday asked the Ketchikan Gateway Borough to oppose a proposed campus merger. Priscilla Schulte leads the Ketchikan UAS campus. She says the proposed cost-cutting move to merge UAS with University of Alaska campuses in Anchorage or Fairbanks won’t serve students in Southeast Alaska. “There’s quite a…
Alaska Native leaders offer alternatives to proposed university merger
They say the proposed University of Alaska Southeast merger scenarios will not resolve the financial challenges facing the university system.
As Alaska reopens, nursing homes stay closed to visitors. Here’s how families are staying connected.
The state has set up a task force to look into how to reintegrate visits to nursing homes. But a timeline is still unknown.
During summer without cruise ships, researchers will study fecal bacteria on Southeast Alaska beaches
For the past three summers, researchers have measured bacteria levels at Ketchikan-area beaches in an effort to prevent waterborne illness.
Two of Alaska’s largest seafood processors, merge salmon operations
The new group springing from the merger of Icicle Seafoods and Ocean Beauty Seafoods will own 10 shoreside processing plants across coastal Alaska.
Canada extends cruise ship ban through October, leaving little hope for Alaska’s delayed cruise ship season
The announcement extinguishes any chance of salvaging Alaska’s delayed cruise ship season.
Wrangell doesn’t want cruise ships to dock until it knows port communities will be safe from COVID-19
Wrangell is coordinating with a regional effort seeking assurances from operators of small cruise ships seeking to sail this summer.