In an enforcement order dated June 30, the state’s Division of Banking & Securities says: “Shareholders were not required to vote in favor of the proposed settlement trust to be eligible to receive $100.00 from Goldbelt.”
State Government
No new mandates: Gov. Dunleavy will continue to rely on voluntary measures in response to COVID-19
More than 20% of the 1,539 Alaskan cases have been announced in the last five days.
Juneau judge weighs temporary block of small business grant changes
Small business owners are seeking more changes to the same relief program.
Why Alaska’s COVID-19 airport screening lines might be skipped or unstaffed
Some travelers in Alaska have seen airport screening lines being bypassed en masse or unstaffed. Screening officials looked into it and think they know why.
State’s top doctor lays out four ways to reduce COVID-19 exposure
Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink said that Alaskans can slow the spread of COVID-19 by minimizing just four risks.
One Southeast lawmaker is counting on the $5 billion Alaska squirreled away this year for future dividends
And though protecting almost $5 billion is nothing to sneeze at, Stedman says the legislature voted to squirrel away quite a bit more — but was overridden.
As law enforcement agencies diversify, Alaska State Troopers remain nearly 90% white
Numbers for the Alaska State Troopers, however, have not changed significantly in recent years, though “our efforts have been significant,” spokeswoman Megan Peters wrote in an email.
State reports another death as active COVID-19 infections again reach new high
The report of another death follows a recent spike in Alaska’s number of new COVID-19 infections, and warnings from Anchorage city officials that its system for investigating cases has maxed out.
Passenger on board the Alaska ferry Kennicott tests positive for COVID-19
The department says it doesn’t know when the passenger became infected or became contagious.
Goldbelt shareholder fined $1,000 over Facebook post accusing state regulator of inaction
The fine comes as the state’s broad powers over shareholder speech is under review by the Alaska Supreme Court.