Following COVID-19 outbreak, Alaska Marine Highway will require screenings and face masks
The system had not required facemasks before the M/V Tustumena was forced back to dock with seven sick crewmembers earlier this month.
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State promises fixes that may not be legal to bungled business relief program
“There is no end of dippy thinking in the governor’s office and apparently the attorney general’s office,” said the attorney behind the lawsuit that forced legislators back to Juneau.
Hundreds of health workers ask Gov. Dunleavy to require masks in crowded businesses
The group says new research supports the usage of masks in crowded businesses where social distancing isn’t practical.
Alaska’s COVID-19 cases continue to climb with 20 new cases reported today
Nearly one in ten of Alaska’s COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last three days.
A week after reopening, Alaska hits highest single-day increase with 27 new cases of COVID-19
And a new non-resident case makes it 28.
Johnsen: No easy choices for University of Alaska budget
The most significant proposal in front of the Board of Regents will be to fold University of Alaska Southeast into UAA or UAF.
‘The virus is still with us.’ 13 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alaska
Alaska reports one of its highest single-day counts of new COVID-19 cases.
Legislative hearing calls on state to step up response to COVID-19 amid reopening
Now’s not the time to rest easy, health experts said.
Dunleavy announces PFDs will go out early after Legislature avoids supplemental payout
The payout now could put pressure on legislators for a second payout later.
With some last-minute fireworks, lawmakers finalize $1 billion in CARES Act spending and adjourn
Reinbold accused Gov. Mike Dunleavy of “usurping of the legislative authority,” of running the state in a “quasi-martial-law-like manner” and not returning her calls.