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Its October! Holiday season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, there was little in the way of good news this week in Anchorage. Two nights of public testimony at the Anchorage Assembly over a proposed mask mandate turned into bedlam.

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State Sen. Lora Reinbold now can't make it to the legislative session unless she drives for two days through Canada. But she wants to get paid anyway for missing work.

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Dean Obeidallah writes that it's possible that the Federal Aviation Administration has recorded approximately 2,900 incidents of unruly behavior by passengers this year because Covid-19 restrictions have made us less civil. "But one other fact about these incidents tells us there may be something else likely contributing to the aggression: Trumpism."

Unmasked edition: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Mobile: A Carnival cruise ship docked in the port city Friday so crew members could be vaccinated against COVID-19. With a brass band playing on the wharf, the Carnival Sensation docked at the Mobile Cruise Terminal, where staff members from USA Health planned to go on board to provide first doses for 110 crew members. The ship will return in three weeks for second doses, the city said in a statemen...

Alaska lawmakers make masks at state Capitol optional by The Associated Press Last Updated May 14, 2021 at 7:44 pm EDT JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska legislative leaders voted Friday to make mask-wearing optional at the state Capitol and then shed their own face coverings after the vote. The decision by the Legislative Council followed new guidelines the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The council is composed of House and Sen...

Alaska Legislature rejects Pebble employee for state Board of Fisheries Published 2 hours ago Senate President Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, center left, and Speaker of the House Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, center right, are framed by Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla (left) and Sen. Mike Shower, R-Wasilla (right) during a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (James Brooks / ADN) Share on Facebook Print article JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature rejected one of Gov. Mike ...

Cases of Unruly Airline Passengers Are Soaring, and So Are Federal Fines Dozens of people face fines of up to $35,000 for assaulting and interfering with flight attendants under a zero-tolerance policy introduced by the F.A.A. this year. The Federal Aviation Administration said it had fielded 1,300 complaints of unruly passengers since February, the same number of enforcement actions it took against passengers in the past decade.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times May 10, 2021 Four people a...

Cases of unruly airline passengers are soaring, and so are fines By Neil Vigdor New York Times,Updated May 10, 2021, 10:50 a.m. Email to a Friend Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight lined up to exit the aircraft after arriving at Houstons Hobby Airport in March.Charlie Riedel/Associated Press Four people are facing nearly $70,000 in civil fines for clashing with airline crews over mask requirements and other safety instructions on recent flights, part of what the Federal Aviation Administ...