The coronavirus has resulted in a lot of changes, including the deadline to pay federal taxes or apply for a refund. Usually, tax day is April 15.

Tens of thousands of Alaskans have lost income and jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are struggling to come up with rent or mortgage payments, help is available.

A new report that examines Alaska’s budgets over the last 10 years shows we are spending less on infrastructure and programs that benefit children, youth, and families.

The House Finance Committee will hold a meeting later today to examine the programs available in Alaska to help small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of economic pain. Among those hit the hardest are Alaska’s childcare providers.

The members of the House and Senate returned to Juneau this week to wrap up a legislative session unlike any other in Alaska’s history. The COVID-19 pandemic forced a lengthy legislative recess in late March, which left much of the Alaska Legislature’s work undone.

The deadline to apply for your 2020 Permanent Fund Dividend is today. Normally the deadline is at the end of March, but the deadline was extended to the end of April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the first four months of 2020, a global pandemic, unlike anything we have ever seen, has threatened the safety of every one of us who calls Alaska home. I am thankful that reasonable actions were taken quickly to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Alaska, and those actions have mostly been successful.