Mat-Su hospital enforces federal Covid jab mandate despite pending lawsuit
Doctors, staff, volunteers and others at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center are now required to submit to a Covid shot and be deemed “fully vaccinated” by Jan. 4, 2022. A recent letter issued by hospital CEO Dave Wallace claims the move is necessary in order
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.
Anchorage mayor blasts Biden’s ‘immoral’ vax mandate for private businesses
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson issued a strong statement in response to President Biden’s Sept. 9 announcement that he was directing the U.S. Labor Department to require all businesses with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccines or conduct weekly testing
Ketchikan mayor aims to defend civil liberties of those who refuse COVID vaccine
Ketchikan Borough Mayor Rodney Dial is urging the Assembly to support his resolution calling on businesses to “refrain from discriminating against any individual by denying that person access to goods of services based upon their COVID-19 vaccination
Kenai resolution on ‘voluntary’ COVID vaccine doesn’t address coercion tactics
The Kenai Borough Assembly passed an amended resolution affirming that it supports residents receiving COVID-19 vaccinations on a “prioritized and optional basis,” while noting that forcing citizens to take a vaccine against their wishes “is likely to
Kenai mayor introduces resolution against mandatory COVID vaccinations
As the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccination nears, there are concerns that the general public may be required to take the vaccination. To alleviate these fears, Kenai Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce has joined Assemblymen Jesse Bjorkman and Bill Elam to
Alyse Galvin says she’ll caucus with Dems, backs abortion platform
Alyse Galvin, who says she’s running as an independent in challenging Republican Don Young for his U.S. House seat, admitted that she fully intends to caucus with Democrats and supports the party’s platform on abortion. Galvin took part in a hard-hitting