JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: As part of the plan to get more unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to Alaskans, FEMA approved federal grant funding for the State of Alaska that will result in a $300 weekly increase on top of their regular unemployment benefits. "Alaskans have had to push through some very difficult times as part of COVID-19," said Governor Mike Dunleavy. "This money will help provide financial relief for those who n more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that five states--Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland and Montana--have been removed from New York State's COVID-19 travel advisory. Guam has been added. The advisory requires individuals who have traveled to New York from areas with significant community spread to quarantine for 14 days. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from an area wit more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 26 -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: Minimal tourism in Juneau has created an opportunity for researchers to study the effects on humpback whales. Researchers are collecting data to create a baseline of physiology and behavior of the whales, in the unprecedented absence of whale-watching tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Heidi Pearson, Associate Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), remarked, more PR