Hey Fellow Alaskan – Alaskans for Better Elections is committed to empowering all Alaskans, so they’re informed and confident about our Alaska Election System. To that end, we’ll send periodic emails over the next few months. Stay tuned for more information as we engage in the upcoming elections with more voice and better choices! Election […]
ANCHORAGE – On Friday, August 5, HB 184, a bill codifying the Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact, automatically became State law without the Governor’s signature. The Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact began in 2017, under Governor Bill Walker and HSS Commissioner Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson, who signed the landmark State-Tribal Compact with 18 Tribal Co-Signers, representing 161 […]
WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior Thursday announced that it has completed the final step to begin processing applications received from eligible Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans on approximately 27 million acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Via the Federal Register tomorrow morning, Secretary Deb Haaland will issue a Public Land Order that […]
Reporting data for August 3 – 9, 2022 OVERVIEW – 2,553 new cases | 21 newly reported deaths | 65 hospitalizations | 27.9% of Alaskans 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, […]