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Preaching vaccines, bonnet scheme, well water: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: The state health officer said Friday that he is cautiously optimistic about improving COVID-19 numbers but urged people to maintain precautions such as wearing masks and avoiding crowds. “This is the most optimistic we’ve been, I think, maybe since this all began,” Dr. Scott Harris said. Three major barometers of the pandemic�...

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said his administration will no longer respond to or participate in hearings led by Sen. Lora Reinbold, telling the fellow Republican in a withering letter that she has used her position to “misrepresent” the state’s COVID-19 response and that her demands for information have gone beyond checks and […]

At some point, there has to be a reckoning over the party’s identity, and it seems like it’s coming soon — both in Alaska and across the U.S.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he will block executive-branch employees from testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Eagle River Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold.

Governor Dunleavy issues scathing rebuke of Senator Reinbold Advertisement. For information about purchasing ads, please click here. Governor Dunleavy issues scathing rebuke of Senator Reinbold Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) released a scathing letter of rebuke to Senator Lora Reinbold (R – Eagle River), accusing Reinbold of repeatedly spreading misinformation and wasting state resources with illegitimate inquiries related to Covid-19 and the state’s response to the global pa...

Advertisement. For information about purchasing ads, please click here. The Sunday Minefield – February 14, 2021 It’s Valentine’s Day! Shout out to all my fellow singles who don’t have to stress out about another American consumerist day. It’s was two years ago today when Representative Bryce Edgmon (I – Dillingham) was re-elected Speaker of the House, in what many referred to as the Valentine’s Day Massacre. Representative Louise Stutes (R – Kodiak) was elected Speaker of the...

Print article If all Alaskans saw were the daily goings-on at the Capitol Building in Juneau, they could be forgiven if they forgot that the state is facing an unprecedented fiscal crisis in the midst of a pandemic. Sometimes it appears legislators have, too. The state’s savings have been spent down to the point that a raid on the Permanent Fund appears possible, regardless of whether legislators sign off on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s terminally short-sighted dividend plan. And Alaska’s disast...

Print article I see that Sen. Lora Reinbold is now chair of the Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee. Count me only somewhat surprised, but given both Sen. Reinbold’s fervent complaints around general population COVID-19 safety protocols, including her views on social media that such requirements should be seen as “mask tyranny,” and her prompting of Alaska residents to just “sneak by (airport testing) if you are bold,” shouldn’t Alaskans be asking: Why would the Senate put a wannabe ...

Advertisement. For information about purchasing ads, please click here. The Sunday Minefield – February 7, 2021 Sorry about the delay on Sunday’s column. I was exhausted last night. We are almost three weeks into the legislative session and the House has still not organized. The Senate continues to hold committee hearings, though the only one with any semblance of normalcy is the Senate Finance Committee. If you watched the Super Bowl yesterday, I hope you enjoyed the food and drinks becaus...

Print article Alaska’s top public health officials and hospital representatives urged legislators to extend the state’s COVID-19 emergency declaration Thursday as the clock ticks toward the mid-February date when it expires. The declaration provides authority for everything from mandated airport COVID-19 traveler testing and increased hospital capacity to National Guard deployments for vaccine distribution. A 30-day extension expires Feb. 14. Gov. Mike Dunleavy last month introduced legi...