“If we had lost almost 500 people, you would feel it in our town,” Haines Borough clerk Alekka Fullerton said. “You would see it in empty houses, in schools, and in voter rolls.”
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With a little help, Juneau voters are getting the hang of ranked choice voting
Poll workers said they felt prepared to help voters navigate both ranked choice voting and the open primary on the other side of the ballot.
New CDC guidance seen as ‘unworkable’ for cruise lines and small port communities
Whether cruise lines will return to Alaska this summer remains an open question, but hope appears to be fading.
Patients, hospitals want Dunleavy and lawmakers to work out differences on disaster declaration
More than five weeks after the declaration expired, Dunleavy and some legislators disagree with other lawmakers over whether to bring the disaster declaration back.
House finance committee considers extension of COVID-19 disaster declaration
Supporters say the bill would allow health care providers to continue to offer alternate sites for screening and testing and continue to use telemedicine during the pandemic.
‘It’s better than nothing:’ Another year of reduced ferry service in Aleutians
Unalaska’s port director says attempts to eliminate the Aleutians from the AMHS route have been ongoing for about two years.
State offers few details on efforts to bring cruise ships safely back to Alaska in 2021
A working group to reboot the cruise industry in Alaska is in the works, says Alaska’s commissioner for health and social services. But those working most closely with the cruise industry say they’re not in the loop.
On masks, Alaska Gov. Dunleavy tells local leaders to use power they say they don’t have
The dispute highlights how the lingering uncertainty has allowed Dunleavy and local leaders to sidestep a difficult political decision that could save lives.
Health care providers, municipalities call for Dunleavy to extend disaster declaration
It doesn’t appear that any state has intentionally ended its emergency orders.
More than a quarter of Alaska communities haven’t claimed state CARES Act grants. Why not?
All Alaska communities had to do to receive the first round of state funding was to sign a grant agreement and pass a resolution accepting the grants.