Conservative leaders urge Alaskans to contact DC delegation ahead of Jan. 6 election certification
Editor’s note: The following letter, issued by three influential and long-time conservative Alaskan leaders, urges Alaskans to contact Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young before Congress certifies the election on Jan. 6. The authors
Alaska health professionals face questions about vaccine side effects
Professionals from Alaska’s Dept. of Health and Social Services faced a wide range of COVID vaccine questions from the public during a Dec. 30 Zoom meeting. A number of queries centered around side effects people may experience after receiving the vaccine,
Alaska seeks public comment on COVID vaccine roll out
On Dec. 28, the Alaska Vaccine Allocation Advisory Committee will take public comment on how to rollout the next phase of COVID vaccinations. The public has opportunity to share comments about this next phase, which includes vaccinating those ages 75 years
Alaska backs NRA’s legal battle for survival in New York
Alaska’s Acting Attorney General Ed Sniffen has joined a 16-state coalition of attorneys general supporting the National Rifle Association’s legal battle to keep New York from forcibly shutting the group down. New York Attorney General Letitia James sued
State survey gives snapshot on how Alaskans view COVID situation
The Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services published the results of a new survey looking at how Alaskans view COVID and the responses taken by local, state and national governments. Conducted Nov. 24-25, the survey included 406 Alaskans ages 18 and older.
COVID coincides with rising suicide attempts and drug overdose in Alaska
Isolation, closures and widespread lockdowns across Alaska have coincided with a surge in mental health disorders and increased emergency department visits for suicidal thoughts, attempts and drug overdoses. Some of the hardest hit groups are teenagers and
COVID cases in steady decline across Alaska, less than 1% vaccinated
While Alaska reported 2,645 new COVID cases last week, that represents a 35% decline over the previous week. The virus now appears to be in steady retreat, according to the latest analysis from Alaska’s Dept. of Health & Social Services. The declining
Let Alaskans begin the great PFD debate in earnest
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is right, “We need the full dividend to stabilize the Alaska economy.” When the late Gov. Jay Hammond appointed the Investment Advisory Committee, he assigned us an interesting task. “Figure out how to use the billions that we will
Alaska reports 11 negative reactions to COVID shot after first week
After one week of injecting 5,674 Alaskans with the Pfizer COVID vaccine, the state is aware of 11 Alaskans who have experienced possible allergic reactions. This includes eight cases at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, two cases at Providence Alaska and
Denied options at statehood continue to haunt Alaska
Editor’s note: This is the final part of a three part series on the history of secession in the United States. Part one is here and part two is here. In 1980 a referendum was placed before Alaskan voters: “Shall the Alaska Statehood Commission be
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