“Federal employees have affirmative obligations to preserve documents, and destruction of federal records is potentially illegal,” warned Rep. James Clyburn. The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allegedly ordered agency staff to delete an email sent by a political appointee of President Donald Trump seeking to alter a scientific report on […]
DHSS today announced five deaths of Alaska residents and 626 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 610 were residents in:Anchorage (231), Fairbanks (100), Wasilla (45), Kodiak (44), North Pole (22), Eagle River (19), Juneau (16), Soldotna (16), Bethel (14), Kenai (14), Kusilvak Census Area (12), Utqiaġvik (12), Palmer (9), Nikiski (6), Fairbanks North Star Borough […]
(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. […]