OVERVIEW – 2,463 new cases | 0 deaths | 46 hospitalizations | 65.1% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated WEEKLY UPDATE – DHSS updates all COVID-19 dashboards weekly on Wednesdays. For the latest on COVID-19 in Alaska, read the DHSS weekly update and DHSS data summaries: dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/clinicalupdate.aspx Notes: Layering protective measures, including vaccination, masking, ventilation, handwashing, physical distancing, testing, and timely […]
Alaska Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka has named national political veteran Greg Manz as campaign manager, a role he will assume on June 1. Manz has served in key roles in both of President Donald Trump’s campaigns and has worked in national and state politics for nearly a decade. Tshibaka is challenging incumbent U.S. […]
The Kenai Peninsula Borough, the City of Seward and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management have announced that Lowell Point Road Just south of Seward, Alaska is expected to open for two lane traffic beginning Friday, May 27, at 12 noon. The road will remain open 24 hours a day until Tuesday, […]
(Anchorage) – Monday, Governor Mike Dunleavy and former Department of Corrections Commissioner Nancy Dahlstrom announced they are running as a team for Governor and Lieutenant Governor in the 2022 election. “Nancy is well-qualified, experienced, knowledgeable, and has the temperament to do the job of Lieutenant Governor well,” said Dunleavy. “Over the past four years, Nancy […]
(ANCHORAGE, AK) – To reduce administrative burdens on applicants for professional licenses and address the immediate need for expedited licensure, Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued Administrative Order 335 directing the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED), Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (CBPL), to cease certain secondary functions and issue licenses to […]
(Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy send their condolences to the family and loved ones of former Alaska legislator Glenn Hackney, who passed away last week. “My family sends our thoughts and prayers to the family of former legislator Glenn Hackney,” said Governor Dunleavy. “Glenn was a beloved Alaskan, […]
(ANCHORAGE, AK) – To reduce administrative burdens on applicants for professional licenses and address the immediate need for expedited licensure, Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued Administrative Order 335 directing the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED), Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (CBPL), to cease certain secondary functions and issue licenses to […]
JUNEAU – The State Legislature completed a major overhaul of Alaska’s outdated public safety statutes. House Bill 325, sponsored by Representative Sara Rasmussen, addresses many of the deficiencies in current criminal statutes, which currently hinder prosecutors from seeking charges in cases of domestic violence and sexual assault. “For too long, Alaska has led the nation in […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said the State of Alaska will continue to push the U.S. Department of Interior to open 28 million acres of federal land in Alaska for land allotments that are due to Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans and land selections due to the State. The State is appealing an Alaska […]