JUNEAU, Alaska – The Alaska Senate voted Wednesday to allow leadership to restrict access to the Capitol by Republican Sen.
Lora Reinbold, who fellow lawmakers say has refused to follow measures meant to guard against COVID-19. The 18-1 vote, allowing leadership to enforce COVID-19 mitigation policies on members “until they are fully compliant,” came 51 days into a legislative session throughout which Reinbold has worn a clear face shield that legislative leaders say runs afoul of masking rules.
This week marked the first apparent public signs of pushback against the face shield by leadership. Senate Rules Chair Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, said Reinbold also is not following testing protocols or submitting to temperature checks and