Alaskans have until next Friday to file for their 2022 Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. The Alaska Department of Revenue has already received more than 526,000 applications during the current application period, which opened Jan. 1 and will close at the end of the day on March 31. Alaskans can apply for their PFD through the […]
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COVID-19 cases jumped up in the Kenai Peninsula Borough this week, according to state data updated Tuesday. According to state data, 28 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alaska. This matches the number of hospitalizations reported last week. No hospitalizations were reported in the Gulf Coast region, which includes the Kenai Peninsula Borough. One hospitalization […]
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are down locally and statewide, according to data update by the Department of Health on Tuesday. According to state data, 28 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alaska. This is down from last week’s total of 35 patients who were hospitalized. Of the patients hospitalized this week, none are using a […]
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are down statewide, according to data updated by the Department of Health on Tuesday. According to state data, 21 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alaska. This is down from last week’s reported total of 44 patients who were reportedly hospitalized. Of the patients hospitalized this week, none are on ventilators, […]
Read MoreHospitalizations and statewide reported cases of COVID-19 are both up this week, according to the State Department of Health. Cases were reported down in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. According to state data updated Tuesday, 44 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alaska. This is up from last week’s reported total of 35 patients who were […]
Read MoreA bill in the Alaska Legislature sponsored by Rep. Justin Ruffridge, R-Soldotna, would exempt Alaska veterinarians from having to participate in the state’s prescription drug monitoring program. That program, to which weekly reporting by providers became mandatory in 2017, monitors the prescription of Schedule II-IV controlled substances in Alaska with the goal of improving patient […]
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The heads of Alaska’s Railbelt utilities last week that clean energy projects and new natural gas solutions are among the ways they plan to fill the gap between demand and supply of Cook Inlet natural gas, which a new state report says is getting smaller. Homer Electric Association General Manager Brad Janorschke, Chugach Electric Association […]
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The first update on Healthy Alaskans 2030, as well as the final update on Healthy Alaskans 2020, was released last month by the State Department of Health and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. The updates were published Jan. 31 in a joint release by the two organizations, who have collaborated on Healthy Alaskans since […]
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Applications are being accepted for 2023 Wood Innovations and Community Wood Grants, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced Monday. A press release from the department encourages Alaskans from Tribal Nations, local communities, businesses and groups to apply for a share of $41 million in federal funding, in part contributed by the Infrastructure […]
Read MoreKenai Peninsula residents were among the Alaskans to make their voices heard during Monday’s meeting of the Alaska Senate Education Committee, which heard public testimony on public education funding in Alaska. Monday’s committee meeting came days after Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland urged for bumps to state funding for school districts during […]
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By Becky Bohrer and Patrick Whittle Associated Press By Becky Bohrer and Patrick Whittle Associated Press JUNEAU — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an unusually strong step Tuesday and blocked a proposed mine heralded by backers as the most significant undeveloped copper and gold resource in the world because of concerns about its environmental […]
Read MoreThe State of Alaska added 6,400 jobs between December 2021 and 2022, a Friday press release from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development said. That marks an increase of 2.1% year over year. In January 2022’s issue of “Alaska Economic Trends,” the department predicted that 9,800 jobs would be added in 2022, overshooting […]
Read MoreMarine forecast zones identified by the National Weather Service will be realigned to increase specificity, the service announced last week. Changes are set to be implemented March 8. A press release from the National Weather Service said the updated boundaries will divide areas into “nearshore” and “coastal” zones, as well as divide up larger spaces […]
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