Hot Off The Press | April 9

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IT'S FRI-YAY! And sure, there's more snow in the forecast with rain predicted next week, but in the meantime: the weekend! Yesterday we told you about Alaska Industrial Hardware's decision to mandate vaccination to its employees. While both sides of the issue have been vocal with their opinion, a new survey shows that supporters of the company mandate may be in the majority. 80% of the 3,000 Alaskans surveyed said they're on board with vaccine passports. That's over twenty percent higher than the national average. Then, November will bring ranked-choice elections to the Alaska Senate race, nearly a year after Team Murkowski championed the alternative election process. Maxwell Stevens lays out the strategy behind that endorsement, and exactly how it might backfire. Meanwhile, in Juneau, legislators are scrambling to bring state hemp pilot program into compliance with the 2018 Farm Bill, which could lead to hemp as a new cash crop for Alaska farmers. Finally, Federal Express rides a surge of international cargo to announce the addition of hundreds of jobs!

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Over 3 in 4 Alaskans believe ‘immunity passports’ should be issued as proof of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, reveals survey Half think immunity passports should state which company’s vaccine people received.42% say they would be concerned about privacy and data sharing.Infographic showing results across the country. Read More

Too cute by half: Exclusive new poll suggests Prop 2 ploy will backfire on Murkowski in re-election bid The 2020-21 United States Senate runoff elections in Georgia, Those that led to the election of Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, were the most expensive Senate Races in U.S. History. They were also a prime example of how a… Read More

Facing a federal deadline, legislators are hustling on industrial hemp bills Legislators in Juneau are giving a push to a “must pass” bill to bring Alaska’s small industrial hemp pilot program into compliance with the 2018 Federal Farm, which would set the stage for what could be a major new agricultural… Read More

Federal Express to add 300 jobs at Anchorage airport Riding a surge international air cargo, Federal Express will hire 300 more employees to handle growth in its operations at Ted Stevens International Airport. Read More

‘Of Hope’ performance streaming live Saturday Of Hope is a performance addressing the impacts of social isolation, grief, loss, and hope during COVID-19. Of Hope will provide a space to share the hard stuff, a place to give a sense of connection and normalcy through art… Read More

227 COVID cases in Alaska on Thursday OVERVIEW – 227 new cases | 0 deaths | 35 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 33.3% of Alaskans vaccinated Read More

Eight candidates named in the final phase of UAA Chancellor search The UAA Chancellor Search Committee has recommended eight candidates to meet with the UAA and Anchorage community in the final phase of its search for the next UAA Chancellor. The eight leaders were chosen from a pool of diverse and… Read More

The road to Anchorage: Mushroom clouds and exploding trees There was only one road, but I was lost. My truck radio had stopped working. I hadn’t seen another vehicle for hours, and I was driving toward an immense brown mushroom cloud unfurling like a shroud over horizon and sky. My predominant thought: “What the hell am I doing here?” Read More

In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a sweeter life. High Hefner, born April 9, 1926 Always be a poet, even in prose. Charles Baudelaire, born April 9, 1921 I'd rather be a creature of the night than an old dude. Gerard Way, born April 9, 1977

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