This Day in Alaska History-February 12th, 1908
Promised Vaccine Stockpile Doesn’t Even Exist? Governors Demand Trump ‘Answer Immediately for This Deception’
States “thought they were getting more doses and they planned for more doses and opened up to 65 and up, thinking they were getting more.” Earlier this week, the White House said the federal government would soon release coronavirus vaccine doses stored for second shots, but governors expecting increased shipments discovered Friday that no national stockpile exists, […]
US States Tighten Coronavirus Restrictions Amid Surge in Cases
With the national case count surpassing 11 million infections, the governors of several U.S. states are instituting new restrictions to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a ban on indoor dining, in-person classes for high school and college students, and public events at casinos and movie theaters. At-home […]
Governors Urge Congress To Pass Bipartisan Stabilization Bill
(Anchorage, AK) – Yesterday, a group of bipartisan governors sent a letter to Congressional leadership voicing their support of the Murray-Alexander bill to stabilize the insurance market and fund cost-sharing reduction payments. Alaska Governor Bill Walker joined Governors John Hickenlooper (D), John Kasich (R), Tom Wolf (D), Brian Sandoval (R), Terry McAuliffe (D), Charlie Baker (R), […]