Print article The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday extended the city’s COVID-19 declaration of emergency to June 11. The meeting was marked by tension and heated moments between Assembly members and residents in attendance, and one man was escorted from the Assembly chambers and trespassed out of Loussac Library by Anchorage police. In a 6-4 vote, the Assembly passed the resolution from Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson to extend the emergency proclamation, which was first enacted March 12, 2020. It is the eighth extension of the emergency. Before the vote, many members indicated it would likely be the last such extension of the emergency.
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Orange Beach: Beach season is heating up, and the coastal region is getting federal money to help recover from tourism losses caused by the pandemic. The Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration said Thursday that it will provide the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau with $800,000 for a marketing program. The money will be combined with $200,000 in local funding. The agency is helping communities nationwide implement programs to counter economic hardships amid the pandemic, said Dennis Alvord, acting assistant secretary for economic development. “This investment will fund a strategic, multi-faceted marketing campaign designed to attract visitors to the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area, resulting in continuous economic growth and job creation,” he said in a statement. Officials hope to boost business and reclaim tourists who couldn’t visit during the COVID-19 shutdown, which included the closur
ANCHORAGE, Alaska The acting mayor of Anchorage has asked the Assembly to extend through mid-July an emergency proclamation in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Currently, the emergency proclamation includes gathering-size restrictions, social distancing requirements in restaurants, bars and other businesses, health restrictions for some sports teams and a citywide mask mandate. It is set […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The acting mayor of Anchorage has asked the Assembly to extend through mid-July an emergency proclamation in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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