ANCHORAGE – With the lifting of public health and safety restrictions enacted by the Alaska Governor, Mike Dunleavy, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces that all summer recreation sites will be open as weather and road conditions allow, which for most sites is Memorial Day weekend. Many BLM-managed recreation sites within Alaska never […]
Legislative Budget and Audit Committee approves use of CARES Act funds ANCHORAGE – The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee (LB&A) voted this evening to approve funds to Alaskans and Alaskan small businesses through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. 0Today’s action follows weeks of vetting of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposals […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a heavy strain on Alaska’s health care and emergency response systems and more importantly, the people who keep those systems running and provide care and support to Alaskans with medical needs. The pressure and stress this workforce is under, on top of significant disruptions to family support due to […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP), remembers former Executive Director Byron Mallott for his service to low-income, vulnerable Alaskans. Mallott served as the private, statewide, nonprofit organization’s Executive Director from 1969- 1970. During that time, RurAL CAP was involved in the growth of Head Start and the establishment of […]