JUNEAU, Alaska — May’s job count was up 5.7 percent from May 2020, an increase of 16,500 but still 29,600 below May 2019 levels. Nearly all industries’ job counts were up over May 2020, with the industries hardest hit last year showing the largest gains. Leisure and hospitality was up 6,000 jobs, but still down […]
To ease the financial burden of Alaskans and to assist with preventing the spread of COVID-19, Governor Dunleavy suspended AS 28.35.155(a), the statute referencing the studded tire usage, until May 11. Though there is an inherent risk in conducting non-urgent business and transactions, auto-repair facilities are considered essential businesses and are permitted to remain […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called British ambassador Kim Darroch “a very stupid guy,” a new taunt aimed at undercutting the envoy’s assessment that Trump is “inept” and “incompetent.” “The wacky Ambassador that the U.K. foisted upon the United States is not someone we are thrilled with,” Trump said on Twitter. […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska House Thursday passed a bill establishing Katie John Day on May 31 of each year. “Katie John was an icon who devoted her life to convincing the public of the cultural importance of traditional fishing in her ancestral homeland,” said Representative Neal Foster, D-Nome, sponsor of the House companion bill. […]