Monthly Archives: April, 2020
Ban Camp: Mayor shows up with cops, masks, signage
Two days after the Anchorage Assembly ordered Mayor Ethan Berkowitz to clear the vagrant encampments in the downtown area, the work began.
On site...
AIDEA shakeup: Boutin out
Tom Boutin was fired from his job as the head of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority today, Must Read Alaska has learned.
Boutin...
Economic recovery: Parnell/Begich report says ‘get cash out to Alaskans’
With more than 70,000 Alaskans now having applied for unemployment, getting more cash directly to Alaskans is one of the first of several recommendations...
Breaking: ConocoPhillips to cut Alaska production dramatically
CRUSHING NEWS FOR ALASKA'S ECONOMY
ConocoPhillips Alaska today announced it is planning to curtail oil production of approximately 100,000 barrels per day gross for the...
Squatters getting notice to leave urban encampments
BERKOWITZ MAY SET UP VAGRANT SERVICE HUB AT THIRD, INGRA
Squatter camps around Anchorage will get new signage today: "No Camping."
In a unanimous vote of...
Quarantine flags on order, heading for Bristol Bay Fuel
Bristol Bay Fuels of Dillingham and Naknek has put in an order in for 50 quarantine flags, also known as the "Lima flag." The...
Attorney General blasts legislative auditor for overstepping authority
AUDITOR ADVISED PERMANENT FUND CORP. TO HIRE OWN ATTORNEY
Attorney General Kevin Clarkson blasted a state auditor today for what he says is a misinterpretation...
CDC: Socially distance Rover and Fluffy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants pet owners to keep their dogs and cats at least six feet from other pets or...
Rising star: Ketchikan school board member challenging Rep. Ortiz for House D-36
Leslie Becker, a Ketchikan School Board member and former Greater Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce executive director announced her run for Alaska State House for...
COVID-19 update: 4 cases
Four cases of COVID-19 coronavirus were diagnosed in the 24-hour period that ended at midnight on Tuesday. The four new cases were in...