Yearly Archives: 2020
Senate passes emergency non-PFD payment of $1,000
The Alaska Senate today passed an amendment to the operating budget that would issue a $1,000 emergency payment to most Alaskans in the next...
Anchorage gun shops remain open for business
Although Mayor Ethan Berkowitz did not exempt gun shops from his Emergency Order 03 business closure list in last week's emergency order, they remain...
Fairbanks docs plead with governor: Shelter in place the entire state
A group of 50 doctors in Fairbanks have sent a letter to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, on Sunday asking that he enact a shelter-in-place policy...
KTOO staff leaves Capitol, robot cameras to fill in
COVERAGE IN A TIME OF COVID-19 IS TURNED OVER TO ROBOTS
During what is expected to be the last week of the Legislature this year,...
Juneau has COVID case
AND NINE OTHERS STATEWIDE, INCLUDING MAT-SU, ANCHORAGE
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services confirmed Juneau’s first positive case of COVID-19. The case is...
One virus to rule them all
COVID-19 HAS FOUND OUR WEAKNESS, BUT ALSO OUR STRENGTH
Our collective memory fails us, because we've never seen a virus like this in our lifetimes....
Flattening the curve without flattening the economy
By WIN GRUENING
In the space of a few short months, our world has been abruptly upended. On March 11, the World Health Organization officially...
Juneau Assembly passes quarantine for those coming to the Capital City
The Juneau City Assembly has passed a resolution mandating a 14-day self-quarantine for all people coming into the community, with vast exceptions for members...
Economist Ed King files letter of intent for Juneau House District 34
Economist Ed King of Juneau has filed a letter of intent to run for House District 34.
It's a district that in 2016 did not...
Legislature’s response to coronavirus is predictable, and irresponsible
By REP. DAVID EASTMAN
The mess in our Legislature in Juneau today is far greater than any one legislator will be able to fix, but...