One of the state’s new health orders allows communities to enact their own travel restrictions. It also provides guidance on in-state travel.
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Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium ends free COVID-19 testing in Juneau for people without symptoms
SEARHC began offering weekend testing clinics in July thanks to a grant from Indian Health Services. Now, that funding has run out.
Environmental groups say Pebble could threaten the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale
The Marine Mammal Commission estimated that 1,300 belugas were in Cook Inlet in 1972. Now there are fewer than 269 whales left.
How Dan Ortiz fended off a conservative challenge in his right-leaning House district
In a Republican-leaning district that supported President Trump by 14 points, voters re-elected independent Rep. Dan Ortiz by a wide margin.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp recommends month-long lockdown for entire region
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta’s health corporation says the region’s rising COVID-19 surge could soon overwhelm the local health care system.
New health orders add testing and quarantine mandates for some in-state travel
While Juneau Democratic Sen. Jesse Kiehl said the declaration wouldn’t withstand a legal challenge, Acting Attorney General Ed Sniffen said Gov. Dunleavy does have the power to issue a new declaration, though he said it would be in a “gray area” if challenged.
Trump administration rushes to sell oil rights in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Conservation groups say the Trump administration is rushing the process to open ANWR before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
In the home stretch for Alaska’s vote count, election overhaul looks likely to pass
Monday’s count included most of the remaining ballots from districts that have opposed Ballot Measure 2, but the total vote count indicates that the measure will pass.
6 students at University of Alaska Southeast test positive for COVID-19
The university is asking everyone who may have been exposed or have even mild symptoms to report them immediately so they can test those individuals and find close contacts.
Jury trial suspension extended because of escalating COVID-19 cases
Jury trials in misdemeanor cases were earlier expected to resume Nov. 2.