COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – Sept. 16, 2021
OVERVIEW – 1,053 new cases | 0 deaths | 206 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 56.8% of Alaskans 12+…
DCCED Warns Health Care Providers About Scammers Posing as Law Enforcement
(Juneau, AK) – The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED), Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing…
Female Anchorage Driver takes Troopers on Car Chase through Glenn Highway Construction Zone
After seeing a silver Ford Taurus hit the guardrail near mile 27 of the Glenn Highway, a trooper elected to…
Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Indictment and Arrest of “Drug Kingpin”
The transnational criminal organization targeted Alaska in trafficking methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine. ANCHORAGE – Miguel Baez Guevara, 38, a…
CDC reports about 1 out of 3 Alaska adults has obesity
People with obesity are more likely to have serious outcomes from COVID-19 than people without obesity About 1 out of…
IRS reminds business owners to correctly identify workers as employees or independent contractors
WASHINGTON — During National Small Business Week, the Internal Revenue Service reminds business owners that it’s critical to correctly determine…
COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – Sept. 15, 2021
OVERVIEW – 1,095 new cases | 2 deaths | 201 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 56.7% of Alaskans 12+…
Representatives Don Young and Mike Levin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Schools Serving Military-Connected and Native American Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Representatives Don Young (R-AK) and Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced the Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act to fully…
EU Pledges 200 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines to Low-Income Nations
The European Union is pledging to donate 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to low-income countries by mid-2022. European Commission…
Governor Dunleavy Issues a Statement on Legislature’s 2021 PFD Decision
(Juneau) – Following the Alaska Legislature’s decision Tuesday to appropriate only $1100 for the 2021 Permanent Fund Dividend, Governor Mike…