As COVID-19 cases surge across the U.S. ahead of Christmas, President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration’s plans to fight the onslaught of cases and the rapidly-spreading omicron variant of the virus.
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Tuesday, December 21st: Juneau March for Voting Rights. Healthy Holiday Eating. JAMHI Health and Wellness offers pediatric care.
A march to promote equal access to the ballot box is planned for 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, starting at Marine Park. On Juneau Afternoon, organizers of the rally will explain why Alaskans need to stay vigilant when it comes to protecting voting rights. Also in this program: A winter solstice poem from Richard Stokes, a Juneau…
Newscast – Monday, Dec. 20, 2021
In this newscast: Money from Congress’ bipartisan infrastructure bill is flowing to Alaska airports; Alaska Commerce Commissioner Julie Anderson is retiring in January; Boosters of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act point to NANA’s relationship with the Red Dog mine as a success story; An Alaska application is a finalist for federal grant money to boost marine farming and aquaculture; Juneau’s deputy city manager gives advice on how to use home COVID-19 test kits being distributed; The National Weather Service issues a winter storm warning and forecasts up to 7 inches of snow.
Christmas Eve telescope launch has astronomers hoping for good tidings of great joy
The James Webb Space Telescope has been in the works for decades, and its gold-plated, 21-foot mirror will see much farther out into space than the venerable Hubble Space Telescope.
Valdez school district uses relief funds to give $1,500 each to teachers and staff
The money is meant to help retain and recruit staff as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, said Jim Nygaard, the district’s interim superintendent.
COVID is again raging across the U.S. just as Americans gather for the holidays
As many people traveled for the holidays, health officials and state leaders issued serious warnings about the coronavirus as the U.S. experienced record new infections.
Yes, then no: Murkowski explains her debt ceiling votes
As a moderate, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski sometimes votes with the Republican fold, sometimes against. And sometimes she does both on the same issue.
‘We’re not interested in documenting this pandemic’: Changes coming to Alaska’s COVID-19 dashboard
The state Department of Health and Social Services is considering transitioning away from daily COVID-19 case counts, and toward reporting weekly trends.
Manchin says Build Back Better’s climate measures are risky. That’s not true
For months, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has been watering down the climate provisions in the Build Back Better legislation. But the objections Manchin described to the bill’s climate measures are misleading.
Federal infrastructure bill sends $80M to Alaska airports
The U.S. Department of Transportation is sending Alaska a total of $80 million for safety and capital improvements in the first year of the five-year infrastructure program, approved by Congress last month.