🌱 Mask Mandate Passed + COVID Costing Anchorage Millions

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Anchorage Daily.

First, today's weather:

Showers of rain and snow. High: 39 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories in Anchorage today:

1. The Anchorage Assembly late Tuesday passed an emergency ordinance that requires people to wear masks in public spaces within the municipality, effective immediately. The mask requirement is a revised version of an earlier proposal that drew angry crowds to the Assembly chambers and heated public testimony that’s dragged on over two weeks as mask opponents worked to stall it. (Anchorage Daily News)
2. As Alaska contends with a COVID-19 surge that swelled in recent weeks, several local groups have canceled or postponed conferences and meetings during Anchorage’s typically busy fall convention season. As the coronavirus has continued to hamper international travel, one international group has also canceled. The cancellations have affected hotels, convention centers, and other venues. The events would have generated about $39 million in spending in Anchorage. (Alaskajournal.com)
3. The growing unvaccinated worker underground's founder Jill speaks out about losing jobs. (Must Read Alaska)
4. Seawolf men's basketball head coach Rusty Osborne was selected to serve as chair of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee for the 2021-22 season. (Press Release Desk)
5. 100 UAA graduates joined the Homecoming Luncheon and in just one hour, the gathered alumni raised more than $12,000. (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Anchorage:

• How do Tricare and Medicare work if I am eligible for both? (5:30 PM)
• CAFÉ (Community and Family Engagement) meetings Via Zoom (6:00 PM)
• Willow FSA Board of Supervisors - Matanuska-Susitna Borough (7:00 PM)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.