A week after reopening, Alaska hits highest single-day increase with 27 new cases of COVID-19
And a new non-resident case makes it 28.
May 2020
Friday in the Sun (May 29): The Age of Uncertainty edition
The uncertainty of uncertainty.
Johnsen: No easy choices for University of Alaska budget
The most significant proposal in front of the Board of Regents will be to fold University of Alaska Southeast into UAA or UAF.
‘The virus is still with us.’ 13 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alaska
Alaska reports one of its highest single-day counts of new COVID-19 cases.
Legislative hearing calls on state to step up response to COVID-19 amid reopening
Now’s not the time to rest easy, health experts said.
Recall Dunleavy campaign plans drive-thru signing in Anchorage and Fairbanks
More could be on the way.
The tricky politics of the early PFD
It’s likely that the early payout is the governor’s latest and perhaps best shot at securing a second round of dividends, but that comes with its own can of worms.
Survey in the Sun: The 2020 Legislator Ranking edition
Help us figure out who’s been good, who’s been bad and who’s been completely forgettable.
Dunleavy announces PFDs will go out early after Legislature avoids supplemental payout
The payout now could put pressure on legislators for a second payout later.
With some last-minute fireworks, lawmakers finalize $1 billion in CARES Act spending and adjourn
Reinbold accused Gov. Mike Dunleavy of “usurping of the legislative authority,” of running the state in a “quasi-martial-law-like manner” and not returning her calls.