Under a new COVID-19 mitigation policy approved Wednesday, masks and testing are no longer required in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau.
Rep. Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, talks to Rep. Ronald Gillham, R-Kenai, before a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Legislators removed the Alaska Capitol's mask requirement on Wednesday.
at the start of the session. The council, which includes members of the state House and Senate, controls operations of the Capitol complex. The Legislative Council Chair, Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, or someone she designates, can make decisions on other individual masking requests. For example, individuals with compromised immune systems can request that masks be worn when they are present.
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