Economic factors play a role in certain groups’ transmission, hospitalization and death rates.
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State seeks public input on future of Alaska’s ferry system
The first round of public comment will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. A second session will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. September 2.
Federal unemployment increase to be paid in Alaska in eight weeks
State Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Tamika Ledbetter said eligible Alaskans can expect to receive payments dating back to July. She said most of the delay is due to the need to start a new program.
Neighbors push back on plans for cold weather shelter for Juneau’s unhoused
The shelter location has moved three times since 2017, and now the city is looking to buy a building.
Watch: Dunleavy administration discusses COVID-19 and the economy
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s latest COVID-19 press conference is scheduled for 5 p.m. today.
Watch: Without tourists, Skagway businesses struggle to survive the summer that wasn’t
The virus hasn’t directly affected Skagway, but without tourists, residents and business owners are left trying to figure out how to get by when money isn’t coming in.
Non-traditional employees in Alaska will miss out on extra $300 in federal benefits
The Dunleavy administration is hoping that Congress can pass federally-funded benefits to cover gig workers.
At least one Alaska Airlines employee at the Juneau airport tested positive for COVID-19
According to the workers union that represents the company’s ground employees, two employees tested positive. Both are back at work.
Tribal groups question state’s lawsuit over pandemic hunting requests
Richard Peterson, the President of Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, says he wasn’t surprised by the state’s lawsuit, but he was disappointed.
‘We’ll figure it out together’: Thousands of Anchorage teachers and students log on for the first day of school
From at-home scavenger hunts to troubleshooting computers to guitar strumming, here’s what the day looked like at two Anchorage schools.