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Alaska Senate removes Lora Reinbold as leader of Judiciary Committee Published April 19 Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold stands in a hearing room before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Friday, March 12, 2021, in Juneau, Alaska. Reinbold, who state Senate leaders say has not been following protocols meant to guard against COVID-19, participated in the hearing by video conference while other members met in the committee room. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) Share on Facebook Print...

Advertisement. For information about purchasing ads, please click here. The Sunday Minefield – April 18, 2021 Tomorrow is the 90th day of session (statutory limit) and the legislature is nowhere near passing a budget. It looks like they will be going to day 121 (constitutional limit) and maybe even beyond that. On a positive note, spring has finally seemed to have arrived in Juneau. Today was sunny and in the 60s. But where I am it’s in the 90s! I dipped down to Palm Springs for the weekend...

Ignoring Alaska’s budget crisis doesn’t make it go away Author: Anchorage Daily News editorial board | Opinion Published 2 hours ago Share on Facebook Print article There’s a saying in politics that goes, “Don’t tell me what you value — show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” By that standard, it’s hard to tell what the Legislature values. And it’s harder still to tell what legislators’ plan is for addressing the state’s long-term fiscal crisis, wh...

Eagle River lawmaker proposes that Alaska ignore some federal laws and orders Published 4 hours ago Share on Facebook Print article JUNEAU — A state senator, opposed to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order on aircraft and public transportation, has asked the Alaska Legislature to consider ignoring certain federal laws, regulations and executive orders. The idea is one of many similar ideas advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country despite opponents ...

Alaska state senator fined for violating Capitol’s mask mandate Published 3 hours ago Share on Facebook Print article JUNEAU — The head of the Alaska Senate’s Rules Committee has fined Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, $250 for violating the mask mandate in the Alaska State Capitol during a legislative meeting last week. Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, called Reinbold’s action an “egregious” violation of rules imposed before the Legislature convened this year. She is the first l...

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: The state is expanding eligibility later this month for COVID-19 vaccinations to more front-line workers, residents with certain chronic health conditions, and people 55 and older, officials announced Friday. “We have been concerned that many people at high risk and others engaged in close-contact work have not been eligible to receive the vaccine yet, but with the additional vaccine supply we are better able to meet the needs of Ala...

Fauci award, John Denver, isolation outreach: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports © Jack Gruber, USA TODAY National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Fauci spoke with USA TODAY about the Zika virus on May 11, 2016. Alabama Birmingham: A year into the coronavirus pandemic, the creator of a popular website for tracking COVID-19 in the state is pondering what will become of his creation once the health care crisis eases....

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Birmingham: A year into the coronavirus pandemic, the creator of a popular website for tracking COVID-19 in the state is pondering what will become of his creation once the health care crisis eases. David Marconnet told WBHM he sees two options for his Bama Tracker site, which has been visited by at least 1.5 million people so far and presents publicly available data about the virus in easily accessible, understandable charts and graphs. Bama Trac...

Print article JUNEAU — A dispute over anti-COVID policy in the Alaska Senate appeared to reach resolution Monday, but another arose in the state House on the same day that two more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the Alaska State Capitol. Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, wore a CDC-compliant facemask Monday in the Capitol, ending a weeklong dispute that saw her removed from committee hearings and told to leave the floor of the Alaska Senate. Reinbold had previously declined to pro...

Yo-Yo Ma, flowing green, Brooklyn Bridge: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: The state is expanding eligibility later this month for COVID-19 vaccinations to more front-line workers, residents with certain chronic health conditions, and people 55 and older, officials announced Friday. “We have been concerned that many people at high risk and others engaged in close-contact work have not been eligible to receive the vaccin...