Iditarod imposes vax mandate but most mushers come from largely unvaxed areas
The Iditarod Board of Directors announced this week that it made a very “tough decision” to ban from the 2022 race all mushers and race workers who have declined to get a COVID shot. It’s unclear how the new mandate will impact overall race
Dunleavy rejects media calls to impose mask and vaccine mandates, urges cooperation
Gov. Mike Dunleavy held a Sept. 22 press conference in which he fielded a barrage of questions from reporters asking why he won’t implement masking and vaccine mandates as well as other restrictions on society to deal with COVID. The governor admitted that
Mayor blasts Anchorage Assembly’s attempt to reimpose mask mandate
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson adamantly opposes an attempt by the Anchorage Assembly to bypass his authority and reimpose a citywide mask mandate on nearly every resident. The mayor issued a strong condemnation of a draft ordinance introduced by the liberal
Alaska Airmen ordered to vax under penalty of punishment and separation
All Alaska Airmen must submit to an experimental COVID shot by Dec. 2 or face military discipline and separation. Those seeking a narrow medical or religious exemption have until Oct. 12 to make their requests known. This information was shared in two
Bethel threatens to terminate city workers who aren’t vaxed by Sept. 27
The City of Bethel, home to 6,200 residents in rural Alaska, is demanding that all city employees, volunteers and contractors get COVID shots in order to keep their jobs. According to the new policy, which was announced by City Manager Peter Williams on Sept.
Lawmaker urges Gov. Dunleavy to defend Alaskans who decline COVID jabs
Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) has called on Gov. Mike Dunleavy to use the full power of his office to defend Alaskans who are under assault for declining to take experimental COVID shots. In strongly worded Sept. 14 letter, Eastman said Alaskans are being
Pregnant woman gets Fairbanks hospital to ease COVID visitation restrictions
Fairbanks resident Kristin Cash is less than two days away from giving birth to her sixth child. Like her previous five labors, she will need a caesarian section at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. In preparation for her Sept. 24 labor, Cash has spent several
Dunleavy calls Biden’s mandatory vax plan ‘divisive and unamerican’
Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined the growing chorus, both in Alaska and across the nation, of political leaders who oppose President Joe Biden’s recently revealed plan to mandate COVID shots for tens of millions of Americans – both in the public and private
Alaska Airlines faces claims of religious discrimination against flight attendants
Two former Alaska Airlines flight attendants are filing religious discrimination complaints against their former employer for allegedly firing them because they expressed unwelcomed religious views on a company forum. Earlier this year, Alaska Airlines
Sen. Sullivan condemns Biden’s vax mandate as an ‘unconstitutional overreach’
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan issued a blistering attack on President Joe Biden’s plan to mandate COVID shots for 80 million Americans who have so-far declined the experimental jabs. Biden’s plan, revealed Sept. 9, is to impose vaccine mandates on every business
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