Tsunami program that informs Alaskans of the danger is itself at risk
It funds maps, sirens and education. "Losing this program, really, at the end of the day could mean deaths in Alaska," says a state official.
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It funds maps, sirens and education. "Losing this program, really, at the end of the day could mean deaths in Alaska," says a state official.
Some 25,000 Alaska households were receiving the benefit as of February.
A subsidy helping low-income families afford broadband is running out of money. The Biden administration wants Congress to keep it going.
A federal pandemic-era program that provided subsidies for internet services stopped accepting new applications last week, and its future looks uncertain unless renewed in April.
The program provided a discount of up to $30 a month for individual households and $75 a month for homes on qualifying tribal lands.