(Anchorage) – Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced he will issue another 30 day COVID-19 Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration for the State of Alaska. The declaration will go into effect on 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2020 and expire at 12:01 a.m. on January 15, 2021. “While the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. unemployment benefit claims jumped sharply last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, as the surging number of coronavirus cases restricts many businesses throughout the world’s biggest economy. Seasonally adjusted, a total of 853,000 laid-off workers filed for jobless compensation last week, up 137,000 from the revised figure of the week before. […]
DHSS today announced four new Alaska resident deaths and 577 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 573 were residents in: Anchorage (192), Fairbanks (59), Wasilla (58), Kusilvak Census Area (39), Kodiak (31), Utqiaġvik (28), Palmer (23), Eagle River (18), North Pole (17), Bethel (15), Soldotna (13), Bethel Census Area (11), Kenai (10), Homer (9), Delta Junction (6), Kenai Peninsula Borough North (6), Nikiski (4), Big Lake (3), Juneau (3), North Slope Borough (3), Chugiak […]
“The president’s proposal starts by cutting the unemployment insurance proposal being discussed by bipartisan members of the House and Senate. That is unacceptable.” The Trump White House late Tuesday tossed into the middle of ongoing coronavirus relief negotiations a $916 billion proposal that includes one-time $600 stimulus payments in the place of a weekly boost […]