Early in-person voting in Alaska is drawing increased crowds this election as voters with COVID-19 in mind seek to avoid Election Day crowds. A total of 127,648 Alaskans have already voted early or absentee.
Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce declined to allow to its members Measure 1 supporters to present facts
Chamber President and CEO Marisa Sharrah said the format for the Oct. 6 online panel discussion was designed to align with the chambers’ views.
Six more COVID-19 deaths involving Alaskans were identified by the state Thursday, one which occurred recently and five others which were identified through standard death certificate reviews conducted by the state health department.
“My staffing level at public works for the last 30 years has not increased one position,” Jacobson said during the meeting. “But the amount of roads and sidewalks we maintain has gone up exponentially.”
Alaska’s all-Republican congressional delegation and Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy are calling for flexibility from Canada regarding Alaskans traveling in and out of the neighboring country.
The billboard, which was brought up to the department’s attention Wednesday morning, violates the Alaska law prohibiting outdoor advertising along state highways, said the department’s Northern Region information officer, Caitlin Frye.
According to an Alaska State Trooper news release, a 22-year-old Fairbanks woman was driving the pickup truck northbound at milepost 354 when she lost control while passing a slow-moving vehicle in the other northbound lane.
The Denali Borough is changing the way it reports positive COVID-19 cases, to now include a weekly update every Thursday.
Members and associates of an Alaska-based white supremacist prison gang have been indicted on additional federal charges.
The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will lift restrictions on construction and logging for approximately 9.3 million acres of the 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska.
