(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 […]
The ACLU of Alaska, Native American Rights Fund, and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law seek solutions from State of Alaska after 7,500-plus ballots are rejected in special election. ANCHORAGE – After the State of Alaska rejected more than 7,500 ballots in the June special primary election, the ACLU of Alaska, Native American Rights […]
Reporting data for July 13-19, 2022 OVERVIEW – 3,815 new cases | 0 newly reported deaths | 67 hospitalizations* | 29.5% of Alaskans 5+ boosted * – The hospitalizations total in the overview reflects last week’s data. Due to a technical issue, up-to-date hospitalization data was unavailable when this bulletin was delivered. The Alaska Department of Health (DOH) is […]