Fairbanks Daily Newsminer

• North Slope Borough 'comandeers' Ravn assets April 8, 2020
  “The North Slope Borough must, in this time of disaster, ensure that its residents have food, medical supplies, and medical transport,” the emergency order states.
• State issues COVID-19 guidelines for religious holidays April 8, 2020
  The state is allowing religious groups to assemble and distribute Easter baskets as long as those doing the assembling are screened for fever, cough, shortness of breath or other COVID-19 symptoms and questioned regarding any out-of-state travel within the past…
• State suspends all burn permits amid concern about firefighter shortage April 7, 2020
  "For Alaska, that means can we bring people up from the Lower 48? If we do, do they have to be quarantined for 14 days? Is there a way we can give them a quick (COVID-19) test to get them…
• Education, court system among Dunleavy's vetoes announced today April 7, 2020
  Updated 6:33 p.m.: Dunleavy vetoed more than $100 million in funding for schools by cutting $30 million from K-12 funding passed by the Legislature last month and deleting all state funding lawmakers included for the state's school bond debt reimbursement…
• 11 new cases in Fairbanks borough, a single-day high for area April 7, 2020
  Updated 6:37 p.m.: Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink told reporters Tuesday evening she continues to be concerned about the number of cases in Fairbanks as numbers per capita remain some of the highest in the state. Zink clarified,…