News of the Day:   Coronavirus update: Moderna targets vaccine approval by year’s end as reopenings continue OIL Oil jumps 12% to $33 as June futures contract nears expirationOil & Gas 360, May 18, 2020 West Texas Intermediate for June delivery jumped more than 12% on Monday to a two-month high, one day ahead of the contract’s expiration, as production cuts … read more

OIL From the  Oil & Energy Insider, OilPrice.Com, May 15, 2020: Oil prices appear to be rising relentlessly, with WTI bouncing above $28 per barrel, nearly at a two-month high. Market sentiment has been gaining steam as supply shut-ins mount and demand begins to come back. Still, the risk of another wave of coronavirus infections presents a major risk to … read more

POLITICS Juneau man files suit against state over CARES Act moneyKINY Radio, May 13, 2020 A Juneau man is suing revenue commissioner Linda Mahoney in an effort to stop what he calls an illegal distribution of CARES Act money.  The state Legislative Budget & Audit Committee voted earlier this week to pay out more than $1 billion to Alaska communities, … read more