Alaska state Sen. Gary Stevens, right, listens during a Legislative Council meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Juneau, Alaska. Stevens on Tuesday announced a subcommittee of lawmakers will work on contingency planning for the Legislature surrounding the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
March 10, 2020
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March 10, 2020 7:52 p.m.
Concerns about new virus, oil volatility affecting Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy is freezing the hiring of state workers not essential to health or safety as oil markets roil, and state lawmakers are making plans to prepare for how they will handle their work should there be a confirmed case of the new coronavirus in the capital city.