Funding will provide stabilizing aid for food, water, other immediate needs WASHINGTON — In response to the damaging coastal storms that hit Alaska’s western shores this week, the Department of the Interior Friday announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is distributing $2.6 million to support the needs of 45 Alaska Native villages. These funds […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The Biden Administration and its federal agencies exceeded their authority when they mandated a COVID-19 vaccine for Head Start workers and masks for participating children, according to a U.S. District Judge’s ruling (289KB PDF) Wednesday. “The Court finds the Agency Defendants have exceeded their authority by implementing the Head Start Mandate because Congress only […]
Reporting data for September 14-20, 2022 OVERVIEW – 1,111 new cases | 0 newly reported deaths | 37 hospitalizations | 28.3% of Alaskans boosted UPDATE – This newsletter will be discontinued on Sept. 28. Because similar information is shared through the COVID & Flu Update that is produced weekly, the Alaska Department of Health (DOH) is discontinuing the COVID-19 […]
President Joe Biden will address the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, where he is expected to highlight U.S. efforts to strengthen global food security and replenish the Global Fund to fight AIDS and other pandemics. On Friday, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that while leaders will not ignore Ukraine, […]