Tag: Sen. Lora Reinbold

Reinbold won’t seek re-election to Alaska Senate, but will serve as ‘referee’

FeaturedMay 26, 2022

Firebrand conservative Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) announced via a Facebook video on May 25 that she is not running for re-election this year. The past few years have been trying on Reinbold as she doggedly opposed divisive and highly

Alaskans implore State Senate to pass bill prohibiting vax discrimination

FeaturedFebruary 8, 2022

A passionate and lengthy public hearing on a proposed bill to prohibit vaccine discrimination in Alaska received overwhelming support from those who called in to testify before the Senate State Affairs Committee on Feb. 8. Introduced by Sen. Lora Reinbold

On Feb. 8 Alaskans must take action against coerced injections

FeaturedFebruary 7, 2022

Please take action now. On Feb. 8, at 3:30 p.m., the Alaska Senate State Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider Senate Bill 156, sponsored by Senator Lora Reinbold, which would make vaccine mandates and so-called “immunity passports” unlawful in

Desperate Alaskans demand Dunleavy and lawmakers fight Covid mandates

FeaturedNovember 23, 2021

For nearly five hours on Nov. 22, a continuous stream of Alaskans took three minutes apiece to share heartbreaking stories about loved ones dying in the hospital after being denied Covid treatments or losing long-time businesses and careers due to shot

Sen. Reinbold calls on JBER commander to rescind ‘oppressive’ COVID policies

FeaturedOctober 2, 2021

State Senator Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) is urging military leadership at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to repeal its new COVID policy that forces all base personnel to avoid local activities, businesses and other establishments that do not require mask

Alaska Senate removes Sen. Reinbold as chair of Senate Judiciary

FeaturedApril 19, 2021

The Alaska Senate voted April 19 to remove Sen. Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) from her powerful post as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The vote was 17-1 with Reinbold casting the only vote in her favor. Sen. Roger Holland (R-Anchorage) is the new

Divisive masking controversy envelopes Alaska Senate

FeaturedMarch 10, 2021

The work of the Alaska Senate is being hamstrung by the leadership’s insistence that all members wear a particular type of face covering during the session. At the center of the controversy is Sen. Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) who has worn a clear face

Sen. Reinbold says Gov. Dunleavy’s letter aims to ‘intimidate those who question him’

FeaturedMarch 4, 2021

Sen. Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) held a March 4 press conference in which she addressed a scathing letter which Gov. Mike Dunleavy sent Feb. 18 accusing her of abusing her public office by mischaracterizing his administration’s response to COVID-19.

Dunleavy/Reinbold dispute is part of a deeper struggle over legislative supremacy

FeaturedFebruary 25, 2021

Regardless of what you think about Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s scathing letter complaining about how State Senator Lora Reinbold has treated his staff or characterized his administration during Senate committee hearings, or Reinbold’s video response decrying

AK Senate Judiciary to hear from leading conservatives on ‘history of pandemics,’ COVID court cases

FeaturedFebruary 24, 2021

Senate Judiciary Chair Lora Reinbold will preside over a meeting today (Feb. 24) that is sure to address controversies about how governments have dealt with COVID over the past year – both through controversial COVID mandates and last-minute changes to

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