OVERVIEW – 648 new cases | 0 deaths* | 71 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 59.2% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated * – As of the week starting on Feb. 6, newly accounted COVID-19 deaths will be reported weekly on Wednesdays. Please see this webpage for more information on the process used to report COVID-19 deaths: dhss.alaska.gov/dph/epi/id/pages/covid-19/deathcounts.aspx. […]
SOTU Response from Governor Mike Dunleavy on Vimeo. (Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued statements on energy Tuesday night in his reaction to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. “Mr. President, we need to view Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine as the imperialist aggression that it is and to recognize it as […]
‘Saying a few tough words but moving on without actually doing anything is weak leadership’ ANCHORAGE – Tuesday, Bill Walker and Heidi Drygas urged policymakers to take the following actions in response to Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine: The Permanent Fund should immediately and fully divest from companies based in Russia so that Alaska’s financial […]
JUNEAU – Lawmakers Tuesday sent a letter to the Permanent Fund Corporation urging immediate divestment from its Russian assets. Representatives Zack Fields and David Nelson signed the letter addressed to Permanent Fund Board Chair Craig Richards, underlining that Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine had put a significant portion of Alaskan public dollars at risk through economic […]