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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A cruise ship turned away from ports in Asia over fears of a new virus will be cleaned to federal standards and carry a different crew when the vessel docks in Alaska, officials said. The MS Westerdam is expected to undergo a cleaning protocol approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before arriving in Juneau, The Juneau Empire reported Sunday. The ship is scheduled to dock in the port around March 22 after being denied permission to enter five ports over concerns about the virus that causes the d...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, seeking to assert calm concerning the new coronavirus threat, said Monday he sees the fall in oil prices as a “momentary issue’’ that with the stock market will work itself out. The virus has affected global energy prices, with North Slope oil prices around $45 a barrel at the end of last week. The state, which has struggled with a long-running deficit, relies on oil revenue and earnings from its oil-wealth fund, the Alaska Permanent Fund, to help pay for government. Alaska Permanent Fund Co...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The group attempting to remove Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy from office is 30% of the way toward its goal, an official said. The group reached the mark two weeks after beginning its effort to gather enough signatures to put the recall to voters, The Anchorage Daily News reported Monday. To call a statewide vote to recall the Republican governor, petitioners need to gather signatures from 71,252 registered Alaska voters. Recall Dunleavy said Monday it had gathered 21,678 signatures. Campaign Manager Claire Pywell did not p...
Alaska shellfish farmers and divers fear they won't be 'open for business' much longer if they're forced to pick up the tab for federally required lab tests as outlined in Governor Dunleavy's budget. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has proposed shifting the state cost to the harvesters which last year totaled almost a half million dollars. Geoduck clam divers in Southeast Alaska, for example, pay about $150,000 each year to collect samples that are sent to the single...
The House Finance Committee will be taking public testimony on House Bill 300 and 306, on Thursday, March 12th at 5:00 pm in the Legislative Information Office. Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes each. House Bill 300 is relating to deposits into the dividend fund and income of and appropriations from the earnings reserve account; relating to the community assistance program and House Bill 306 is relating to deposits into the dividend fund and income of and appropriations from the...
Mary Allen and Blanch O’Dell’s sweet shop offered teas, sweets and luncheons. Each of these soda and phosphate flavoring syrups from their shop has a measuring cap on the top. Advertisements invited customers to "Bring your wife and sweetheart for an ‘after the show’ treat and she will be sure you love her". In 1928, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Standard leased and redecorated the shop in green and lavender, adding a marble fountain from another business to increase efficiency. One new service was holding...
