So far Dunleavy hasn’t changed his mind. He said he would wear a mask if he’s with seniors or people with underlying health conditions, but won’t speak through a mask if invited to speak to a get-together.
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Alaska Supreme Court unanimously rejects attorney general’s bid to quash election reform initiative
This marks Clarkson’s second high-profile Supreme Court defeat in the space of one month, after he also lost an effort to block the campaign to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
UA president Jim Johnsen withdraws from Wisconsin job
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen says he’s withdrawing his name from consideration for President of the University of Wisconsin.
As COVID-19 spikes in Alaska, Kenai Peninsula emerges as virus hotspot
While the Kenai transforms into a tourism and fishing hub during the summer, officials there don’t blame the high case rate on any particular factor.
Thursday update: Alaska has the highest number of active COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started
The combined number of resident and nonresident cases of 24 was the third-highest daily total reported during the pandemic.
Alaska superior court judge orders state to correct its summary of the oil-tax initiative
Judge William Morse sided with the backers of the initiative and wrote in an 18-page order that the summary provided by Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer was not impartial, as required by state law.
Site of Alaska’s largest COVID-19 outbreak begins third round of testing, as some patients grow worse
More than 40 of the center’s patients and caregivers have tested positive for COVID-19 so far.
‘We’ve got to do better’: Anchorage police address racial bias, use of force
Anchorage Police Chief Justin Doll said that the department has a “progressive mindset” when it comes to its use of force policies, but acknowledged there are areas where the department needs to improve.
Sharp increase in hospitalizations as COVID-19 case tally rises by 20 in Alaska
The number of people currently in the hospital with COVID-19 nearly doubled between Monday and Tuesday.
Patient at Anchorage transitional care center is the latest Alaskan to die of coronavirus
Alaska’s health department on Tuesday reported an 11th person has died with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. There are 14 new cases of the disease.