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JUNEAU — A small group of Alaska state legislators, staff and invited guests held an after-hours event in the Capitol complex’s gymnasium last week despite COVID precautions that have closed the complex to the general public.
The event prompted Jessica Geary, head of the nonpartisan agency that runs the Capitol complex, to write an email reminding lawmakers that “legislative buildings are closed to the public and there is nobody authorized to be in legislative facilities that hasn’t gone through the legislature’s COVID-19 testing and screening protocols.”
A COVID-19 outbreak among legislators and staff disrupted Capitol business earlier this year. Many legislators and staff have been vaccinated since then.