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27 new COVID cases are no cause for Alaska to panic, says governor

CultureMay 31, 2020

Gov. Mike Dunleavy held a special press conference on Sunday to address the report that there were 27 new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska reported on May 30. While the number was the largest single day jump in positive test results, Dunleavy said the new figures

Juneau mandates masks in order access buses, public facilities

FreedomMay 29, 2020

In order to ride public buses or utilize government owned property, residents of Alaska’s state capitol must now wear face coverings. The Juneau Assembly unanimously passed an ordinance on May 28 requiring bus passengers to wear a mask over their nose and

Alaska Supreme Court orders all quarantine cases to be confidential

FreedomMay 27, 2020

The Chief Justice of Alaska’s Supreme Court ordered that all court cases in which the state forces people into mandatory isolation due to COVID-19 be sealed from the public. Chief Justice Joel Bolger issued the order on May 26 to comply with a law passed by

Fundamental liberties in the face of mandatory vaccinations

FreedomMay 26, 2020

You may have seen a recent interview with Alan Dershowitz – a Harvard Law School emeritus professor – stating that government has the right to forcibly vaccinate citizens in order to stop the spread of a disease and protect public safety. This, he claims,

Anchorage Assembly to consider terminating or extending mayor’s COVID orders

PoliticsMay 26, 2020

The Anchorage Assembly will consider whether to terminate sections of Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s COVID-19 emergency orders at their upcoming June 2 meeting. A resolution submitted by Assembly Members Suzanne LaFrance, John Weddleton and Jamie Allard calls for

Mat-Su turns out in force to honor fallen soldiers

CultureMay 26, 2020

Some 300 men, women and children stood under gray skies and steady rainfall to attend a packed Memorial Day ceremony in downtown Wasilla. Gathered at the Mat-Su Veterans Wall of Honor, attendees witnessed a 21-gun salute to the fallen dead. In attendance were

Anchorage mayor defends his COVID ‘rules’ while most of Alaska reopens

FreedomMay 22, 2020

Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz is doubling down on his so-called “slow but steady” approached to gradually reopening Anchorage’s economy, churches and other entities. Despite the fact the Gov. Mike Dunleavy lifted nearly all state health mandates on

Assembly member calls on Anchorage mayor to reopen society

PoliticsMay 22, 2020

Editor’s note: The following message was sent to us by newly elected Anchorage Assembly Member Jamie Allard in response to Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s continued restrictions on businesses, churches and other venues despite Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s lifting of

Alaska among 10 states failing to enact religious exemptions during pandemic

CultureMay 21, 2020

Alaska is among just 10 states that failed to provide religious exemptions to protect First Amendment liberties of churches during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every state in the union implemented guidelines and mandates limiting social gatherings but some took

Anchorage mayor breaks with governor’s plan to reopen state on Friday

PoliticsMay 20, 2020

While Gov. Mike Dunleavy is set to remove all health mandates on businesses, churches and cultural entities by May 22, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz does not plan to let Alaska’s largest city follow the same timeline. During the May 19 Anchorage Assembly

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