Alaska lawmakers who each year relocate to a capital city accessible only by plane or boat are facing challenges in getting settled ahead of what is expected to be a difficult legislative session overshadowed by COVID-19.
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Alaska joins Texas lawsuit to overturn presidential election
Gov. Mike Dunleavy released a statement Thursday saying Alaska had joined a Texas case challenging election results in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan.
33 inmates infected with COVID-19 in Fairbanks prison
All of those infected were housed in the general population, the department said. Inmates are still being tested, with results expected by Monday.
Alaska Air loses a nearly quarter of a billion dollars in second quarter
SEATTLE (AP) – Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) on Thursday reported a second-quarter loss of $214 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Seattle-based company said it had a loss of $1.73 per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $3.54 per share. The results fell short of…
Alaska census workers can disregard ‘no trespassing’ signs
Census workers are required to approach all properties but will comply with owners’ requests to leave, an Alaska area census manager says.
Gov. Dunleavy has skin cancer removed from forehead
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office announced Friday that biopsies of skin variations removed from his forehead confirmed a basal cell carcinoma, or a mild form of skin cancer.
Alaska State Arts Council shuts down after funding loss
The Alaska State Council on the Arts closed its doors Monday, making Alaska the only state without an arts council. Gov. Mike Dunleavy used a line-item budget veto to eliminate the council’s funding of $2.8 million. Alaska lawmakers fell short last week in attempts to override the vetoes.
Some Fairbanks residents told to evacuate amid wildfire
On Sunday, just after midnight, the Fairbanks North Star Borough Department of Emergency Management raised the evacuation alert for the Martin and Perfect Perch subdivisions
Norway islanders want to go ‘time-free’ when sun doesn’t set
People on the island of Sommaroey are pushing to get rid of traditional business hours and “conventional time-keeping” during the midnight sun period that lasts from May 18 to July 26
Juneau climber dies in Mount Rainier rock fall
The climber was identified as 45-year-old Arleigh William Dean of Juneau, Alaska, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office in Tacoma, Washington.