State regulators have asked Hilcorp, the independent oil company buying BP’s Alaska assets, to disclose whether and how the pandemic-driven crash in oil prices will affect its ability to seal the $5.6 billion deal.
Nat Herz, Alaska Public Media
Dozens of Alaska villages to lose air service as Ravn announces huge cuts
Alaska’s largest rural air carrier, RavnAir Group, says it’s cutting its service by 90% amid a coronavirus-driven crash in revenue — a move that could leave dozens of rural villages with deeply diminished air service.
The coronavirus pandemic is devastating Alaska’s budget, and it could cost you your PFD
The Legislature approved a budget last weekend that’s predicted to drain 70% of the cash left in that savings account, the Constitutional Budget Reserve.
Anchorage officials: City needs COVID-19 protective gear, including homemade masks, ‘immediately’
Anchorage officials are again asking people, businesses and medical providers to donate protective equipment “immediately,” including homemade masks, because of a shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Alaska health officials still want you to go outside. Just keep your distance.
One of the biggest casualties of the coronavirus pandemic is fun — there are no sports, no going out to bars or movies.
State proposes $100M loan guarantee program as Alaska businesses seek approval for out-of-state workers
Some 600 business entities have filed plans with the state outlining how they’ll safely bring out-of-state workers into Alaska to support “critical infrastructure” amid the coronavirus pandemic, state officials said Wednesday.