OVERVIEW – 5,759 new cases | 21 deaths | 139 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 58.3% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated Note: Protective measures against the Omicron variant remain the same as for the other COVID variants. Layering protective measures, including masking, handwashing, physical distancing, and testing help to reduce transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Using a self-test […]
At 8:18 pm an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck on the western shore of Cook Inlet 60 miles northwest of Homer. The shaker, which occurred at a depth of 76 miles was felt in Anchorage and south to the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula and the northern portion of the Alaska […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, Congressman Don Young sent a letter to Jeffrey Zients, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, pressing him to answer mounting questions from Alaskans surrounding federally issued COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, the federal government launched its online COVID-19 rapid test order system. Within hours of launch, countless Alaskans contacted Congressman Young […]
JUNEAU – Six years of loss, due to flat education funding and inflation, would be reversed under a series of bill introduced on the House Floor today by Rep. Andi Story to increase the per-pupil amount school districts receive from the state. The Base Student Allocation (BSA) for grades K-12 has not been increased since FY2017. In […]