Federal government shutdown postpones Alaska’s annual population estimate

Federal government shutdown postpones Alaska’s annual population estimate

Audience watches a dance group perform at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in October 2018 at the Dena'ina Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo from video by Joaqlin Estus/ICT)Alaska’s annual population estimate will be delayed almost a month due to last year’s federal government shutdown. State demographer David Howell said on Wednesday that the state estimate isn’t expected until at least Jan. 28 due to the lack of require…