ANCHORAGE–Absentee In-Person and Early Voting begins Monday, August 1, 2022 for the “Pick 1 Primary,” which is on the front of the ballot. The top four vote-getters will advance to the November 8, 2022 General Election. On the back of the ballot is the special general election to fill the remainder of Representative Don Young’s […]
Reporting data for July 20-26, 2022 OVERVIEW – 2,946 new cases | 0 newly reported deaths | 83 hospitalizations | 29.7% of Alaskans 5+ boosted WEEKLY UPDATE – DOH updates all COVID-19 dashboards weekly on Wednesdays. For the latest on COVID-19 in Alaska, read the DOH weekly update and DOH data summaries: health.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/communications.aspx Notes: Layering protective measures, including vaccination, masking, […]
(Juneau, AK) Monday, Alaska Deputy Attorney General Cori Mills released the Department of Law’s opinion on whether publicly funded correspondence schools can pay for services from private schools. The 19-page opinion found that public money may be spent for discrete materials and services from a private school when doing so supports a public correspondence education. But […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — June job numbers were up 2.5 percent over June 2021, an increase of 7,900 jobs but still 20,100 below June 2019’s pre-pandemic level. Over-the-year growth was strongest in leisure and hospitality (10.7 percent), although at 38,200 total jobs, the industry remained well below June 2019 (42,800). A few sectors have recovered to […]