Alaska Capitol visitors will need to go through metal detector

Alaska Capitol visitors will need to go through metal detector

Visitors to the state Capitol in Juneau will have to go through a metal detector under a new policy adopted last month. The visitor screening policy was approved in a 9-4 vote by the Legislative Council, a committee comprised of members from both the House and Senate that sets the rules for the Capitol complex. Lawmakers did not publicly discuss or debate the policy change. Before the vote, they...