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Yearly Archives: 2020

Dunleavy to Legislature: Pay the remaining PFD now

HE IS HALTING EVICTIONS FOR THOSE IN AHFC HOUSING Gov. Mike Dunleavy today asked the Alaska Legislature to release the $1,306 in Permanent Fund dividend...

Now, a dozen COVID cases

GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR BUSINESSES Gov. Mike Dunleavy said that with three new cases identified today, there are 12 cases of COVID-19 virus identified...

Another conservative nominee takes on Rep. Zack Field’s Thunderdome

JAMIE ALLARD GOES INTO THE RING, COMES OUT UNSCATHED A nominee for the Alaska Human Rights Commission got to experience the now-common public character assassination...

This is our ‘rainy day’: Alaskans need the PFD now

IF NOT NOW, WHEN? By JOE GELDHOF, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Alaska is at a critical point.  Oil prices have tanked.  The threat from the COVID-19 virus is...

Relief for laid-off workers speeding through Legislature

The Alaska House passed HB 308, which will waive work-seeking requirements for those collecting unemployment insurance, extending that requirement to 120 days. The bill has...

Dunleavy asks feds for waiver on REAL ID deadline

The Dunleavy administration has asked the federal government for an extension on the REAL ID deadline, due to the ongoing national emergency caused by...

Recallers relent, call end to signature gathering due to COVID outbreak

The official signature gathering on the petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy has been suspended, as of March 18. According to a social media message...

Work requirements waived for food stamp recipients

The Dunleavy Administration has received a waiver from the federal government for the requirement that food stamps recipients who are able bodied adults without...

ConocoPhillips shuts down travel to North Slope camps

Those on the North Slope are sheltering in place during the COVID outbreak. ConocoPhillips has taken major steps today to prevent the COVID virus...

Supplemental budget includes COVID funds

The Alaska Senate has passed House Bill 234, the largest supplemental budget in Alaska history, at $612 million. The bill includes more community assistance...

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