Young was one of 13 House Republicans to vote for the infrastructure bill last week.
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Alaska health care workers welcome COVID boosters amid nation’s worst surge
Alaska health care providers say they’re relieved and grateful for a CDC decision that allows them to get vaccine booster shots.
Anchorage mayor says he won’t require COVID-19 vaccines, pushing back against Biden mandate
Bronson said that the municipality, which has more than 100 employees, would not follow the president’s mandate.
Vaccine requirement for military slated for September
U.S. military service members in Alaska and worldwide will be required to get COVID-19 vaccines beginning next month.
LISTEN: Former Juneauite working for international watchdog group talks women’s rights, US troops leaving Afghanistan
As the U.S. nears President Joe Biden’s August deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, the politics and logistics of getting everyone out of there are complicated and shifting all over the country. Former Juneau resident Heather Barr is keeping an eye on the region.
Sen. Murkowski and Sec. Granholm announce energy grants for Alaska Native communities
Granholm said the grants from the Office of Indian Energy will help meet President Biden’s climate goals. She said they will fund some seven megawatts of clean power generation and battery storage.
Biden administration puts Arctic refuge leases on ice as it asks for new environmental reviews
The Interior Department has suspended oil and gas leases in ANWR that were issued to Alaska’s state-owned economic development corporation and two smaller companies in the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Biden signs bill allowing cruise ships back into Alaska
The bill gives Alaska-bound cruise ships, nearly all of which are foreign-flagged and have foreign crew, a temporary pass from the Passenger Vessel Services Act.
State to launch mobile platform so Alaskans can show they’re vaccinated
The state is getting ready to launch an online platform that Alaskans can use to look up and display their COVID-19 vaccination records.
Lawyer who won landmark Alaska subsistence case in line to be Interior’s top attorney
A pioneering advocate of Alaska tribal sovereignty will have an important job at the U.S. Interior Department, assuming the Senate confirms him.