Gov. Mike Dunleavy will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic via livestream at 5 p.m. Tuesday. He’ll be joined by Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska’s chief medical officer, who will discuss the latest cases; Julie Anderson, commissioner of the state Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development; Tamika Ledbetter, commissioner of the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development; Heidi Hedberg, public health director at the Department of Health and Social Services; and Bryan Butcher, Alaska Housing Finance Corp. CEO and executive director.
Dunleavy and state officials will address CARES Act funding, unemployment insurance benefits and housing assistance.
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