by Nathalie Graham • Jan 27, 2021 at 8:30 am
No, no the exclusive vaccination spots for big hospital donors wasn t actually a donor event! JEFF SWENSEN/GETTY IMAGES
Eastside hospital granted special vaccine access to its rich donors: Overlake Medical Center & Clinics sent an email offering guaranteed vaccine slots to around 110 people who had donated over $10,000 to the hospital. The over 500 appointments were accessible by invite only. But, someone caught wind of the unethical special preference Overlake was giving to the wealthy in the midst of the state s effort to vaccinate vulnerable groups during a vaccine shortage. Overlake backpedaled after a call from Gov. Jay Inslee s office. We thought that was the most efficient way to add slots, Tom DeBord, the medical center’s chief operating officer told the
By Cameron Jenkins - 01/27/21 10:08 AM EST
Alaska lawmaker Jamie Allard was removed from her position on the state s Human Rights Commission on Tuesday after she posted remarks on social media defending the use of Nazi phrases on two custom Alaska license plates.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) called for Allard s removal following the incident.
“The comments made by Ms. Allard regarding the license plate controversy have become a distraction for the Human Rights Commission and its mission to ensure equality and fair treatment of all Alaskans,” Dunleavy spokesman Jeff Turner wrote in a statement to Alaska Public Media. “Governor Dunleavy felt it was in the best interest of the board to remove her effective immediately.”
An Alaska official who defended using Nazi phrases on licence plates got booted off the state s human rights commission Kelly McLaughlin Jamie Allard, an Anchorage Assembly member, was removed from the state s Human Rights Commission. It comes after she made comments defending the use of FUHRER and 3REICH on licence plates. She will remain on the Anchorage Assembly.
A lawmaker in Alaska was removed from her position on the state s Human Rights Commission on Tuesday after she defended the use of a Nazi phrases on licence plates.
Jamie Allard, an Anchorage Assembly member, had made comments about using FUHRER and 3REICH on licence plates after photos of such plates were shared by attorney Eva Gardner in an interview with Anchorage Daily News and on Twitter by former newspaper editor and reporter Matthew Tunseth.
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Anchorage, Alaska, to Vote on Police Body Cameras Funding
Anchorage, Alaska, voters in April will decide on a proposed property tax levy that would fund a host of technology upgrades for the police department, including body-worn and in-car cameras. by Emily Goodykoontz, Achorage Daily News / January 27, 2021 Shutterstock/Lutsenko Oleksandr
(TNS) Anchorage voters in April will decide on a proposed property tax levy that would fund a host of technology upgrades for the police department, including body-worn and in-car cameras.
The Assembly on Tuesday approved in a 7-3 vote an ordinance placing the levy on the
April 6 ballot.
The Assembly also unanimously passed a resolution dedicating $250,000 in municipal funds from the 2021 budget to begin implementing the technology upgrades.