Senate committee strips homeschool funding overhaul from education bill, adds one-time ‘energy relief’ funding All told, the Senate proposal calls for close to $100 million in new education spending.

The Alaska Senate Education Committee replaced a school funding bill introduced in March with a new version that strips out a controversial overhaul of publicly funded homeschooling programs.

City outlines possible recount for Midtown Anchorage Assembly race with more ballots counted The Assembly is still scheduled to certify election results and swear in new members at a regular meeting on April 28.

Anchorage Assembly Midtown candidate Janice Park paced ahead of opponent Dave Donley by just 47 votes on Tuesday, within the margin that is likely to trigger an automatic recount.

Identity will close its Anchorage health clinic dedicated to serving LGBTQ+ community The organization, which launched the Identity Health Clinic in 2021, will continue to support patients and connect them with alternative care through May 15.

Identity, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ+ community in Alaska, said it is closing its health clinic in Anchorage, with its final date of service in mid-May.

Facing long bureaucratic delays, Ukrainians have been leaving Alaska and wondering what’s next Many Ukrainians living in Alaska say that, beginning late last year, renewals of their authorization to stay and work in the U.S. stopped coming on time.

Many Ukrainians in Alaska say that, beginning late last year, renewals of their authorization to stay and work in the U.S. stopped coming on time. Many are leaving the state, and some are leaving the country entirely. (via KNBA)

Anchorage voters are failing multiple ballot propositions. What factored into your vote? What weighed on you while you voted this spring?

According to preliminary results, two ballot propositions supporting the Anchorage School District and a bond to fix up police facilities are failing. We’d like to hear from you: What factored into how you voted this spring?

Alaska Senate advances bill granting past PFDs to wrongfully convicted Alaskans Under current Alaska law, people who were sentenced or incarcerated as a result of a felony conviction or certain combinations of multiple misdemeanors forfeit their dividends.

The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill that would grant back Permanent Fund dividends to Alaskans whose convictions are vacated, reversed or dismissed. via @alaskabeacon.com

UAA elevates Morgan Hooe from assistant to head volleyball coach The former Seawolf star will now look to lead the program she once played for as its eighth head coach.

Coming off one of the program’s best seasons in a few years, the University of Alaska Anchorage volleyball team will have a familiar face at the helm with former player Morgan Hooe.

Alaska Senate proposes more capital spending as House passes operating budget Senate members proposed spendings tens of millions of dollars on school maintenance, adding to deficit in spending plan.

The Senate Finance Committee introduced an expanded capital budget draft on Monday, hours before the House narrowly passed a deficit operating budget.

Midtown Anchorage Assembly race on track to trigger a recount Preliminary results show voters are still narrowly rejecting Anchorage School District bond and one-time tax levy.

According to updated unofficial election results, just 38 votes separated the top candidates for a Midtown Anchorage Assembly seat. It's possible that tight margin will trigger a recount.

Alaska House rejects measure to apply corporate income tax to Hilcorp and other private oil companies Several lawmakers on Monday argued that changing the corporate income tax structure could hurt investment in the state.

The Alaska House of Representatives voted down a proposal by the Alaska Senate to apply the state’s corporate income tax to oil and gas companies that currently pay no such tax.

Palmer police arrest duo accused of kidnapping Anchorage man in vehicle ransom plot The Palmer Police Department said Marcus Sparger, 36, and Alexandra Perdomo, 42, were seeking the return of a repossessed vehicle when they were arrested Saturday.

Two people were arrested and charged over the weekend after Palmer police say the duo kidnapped an Anchorage man at gunpoint to ransom him for a repossessed vehicle.

Troopers won’t face charges for killing man and injuring brother in Fairbanks shooting The Office of Special Prosecutions said Troopers John Faul and Wyatt Miller were justified in shooting and killing William Rexford after he tried to stab Faul on New Year’s Day.

Two Alaska State Troopers who shot and killed an armed man experiencing a mental health crisis and injured his brother in Fairbanks earlier this year will not face criminal charges.

Conservation group sues to limit pollock trawl fishing in Bering Sea to protect fur seals The lawsuit centers on the fur seal population on St. Paul Island, home to nursing females that rely on pollock to feed their pups.

A conservation group sued federal fisheries managers over catch limits in the pollock trawl fishery, arguing that regulations do not adequately protect northern fur seals in the Bering Sea. via @alaskabeacon.com

My co-worker makes more than me. What can I do? To succeed, you need to shift your argument. Right now, you’re framing this as a fairness issue. The people who can fix it will hear it as a business decision.

Workplace advice: When making the case for a raise to management, consider stepping out of the colleague comparison trap and instead focusing on the value you deliver. www.adn.com/business-eco...

The 1906 shipwreck where no one died, but it led to a homicide: The tale of the steamship Mariechen A dispute in the aftermath of the crash led to Norman Smith being shot by Robert Reid, a Chichagof-based trapper and hunter.

Histories of Alaska: No one died when the SS Mariechen spent weeks in winter 1905-06 tossed by roiling waves without power or rudder control, or when it ran aground between Chichagof and Admiralty Islands. The homicide would happen later. www.adn.com/alaska-life/...

Cruise companies to Alaska are avoiding a popular excursion to Tracy Arm after a massive landslide A massive landslide last summer sent parts of a glacier crashing into the water, generated a tsunami and pushed a wave high up the opposite mountain wall.

Several cruise companies are opting out of bringing passengers to Tracy Arm in Southeast Alaska, citing ongoing safety concerns after a landslide last summer generated a tsunami and pushed a wave high up the opposite mountain wall. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

‘The salmon people’: How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture A half-century ago, the Indigenous Tsimshian village of Metlakatla, in Southeast Alaska, preserved its reservation when others in Alaska were terminated. Today, the reserve sustains a thriving fishing...

A half-century ago, the Tsimshian village of Metlakatla preserved its reservation when others in Alaska were terminated. Today, the reserve sustains a thriving fishing industry — and the tribe is fighting in court to expand its territory. (via Northern Journal) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Alaska Legislature considers bills to ban bottom trawling in state waters Access to salmon is highly charged in Alaska as it is tied to jobs, food security and culture. Trawling has been cited as one cause of a salmon collapse. Bills to end trawling in state waters are the ...

The Alaska Legislature is considering proposals to ban bottom trawling in state waters as a way to protect salmon and the seafloor. (via @alaskabeacon.com) www.adn.com/politics/ala...

Have Anchorage voters reached their limit for school bonds? If the current city election results stand, Anchorage voters will have rejected three ballot propositions from the school district in the last five years.

If the current city election results stand, Anchorage voters will have rejected three ballot propositions from the school district in the last five years, leading elected officials to consider whether Anchorage property owners have reached their limit. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Book review: The latest AQR is another treasury of fine writing The latest issue features 10 short stories, 4 narrative essays and 19 poems, including works from a pair of Alaskans.

Review: The 10 short stories, four narrative essays and 19 poems  in the latest volume of Alaska Quarterly Review come from writers and poets with a diversity of backgrounds, attitudes and approaches to understanding our shared world. www.adn.com/arts/books/2...

The Alaska House on Friday finalized a draft of the operating budget that includes a $1,500 dividend per eligible Alaskan, following three days of contentious debate on changes to the spending plan. www.adn.com/politics/ala...

With a class offered through Alaska Vocational Technical Center, Seward residents are learning business basics and launching new careers, bringing their ideas to the tourism industry and other sectors, writes travel columnist Scott McMurren. www.adn.com/alaska-life/...

President Trump calls for repeal of ranked choice voting in Alaska Ranked voting, open primaries and tougher campaign finance disclosure requirements would all be struck down if the repeal ballot measure is approved by voters in November.

President Trump has given his “complete and total support” to backers of an effort to repeal ranked choice voting, open primaries and tougher campaign disclosure requirements in Alaska. (via @alaskabeacon.com) www.adn.com/politics/202...

Alaska Senate panel strips sweeping social media provisions from bill on AI-generated sex abuse material The provisions that the House had added, and a Senate committee removed, would have required user age verification, parental consent for minors to use social media and limitations on “addictive featur...

An Alaska Senate panel removed sweeping restrictions on the use of social media by minors from a bill that would criminalize using AI to generate child sexual abuse material.

Trends continue to show Anchorage voters rejecting school bond and education tax levy Election officials have tallied 62,703 ballots as of Friday, which represented nearly 26.6% of the city’s registered voters.

Additional election results showed a school bond and one-time tax levy continued to trend toward voters narrowly rejecting them. In the race for a Midtown Assembly seat, the lead candidates have switched places.

Artemis II crew returns with splashdown in the Pacific to cap NASA’s lunar comeback Launched from Florida on April 1, the astronauts racked up one win after another as they deftly navigated the trip around the moon, the first major step in establishing a sustainable moon base.

Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century.

Anchorage students will start school about a week earlier this fall after the Anchorage School Board approved revisions to the upcoming school calendar.

The Anchorage Fire Department said an off-duty firefighter happened upon a camper fire Thursday in the Rabbit Creek Road area and provided aid to an injured man before colleagues arrived to extinguish the blaze. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed a supplemental budget bill adding $450 million in spending to cover the cost of transportation projects, fire suppression, disaster response and higher education scholarships, among other purposes.

Division I-bound Junior Olympian in riflery highlights first round of Alaska’s high school senior signings Lumen Christi’s Liv Crosby is among the more than 60 college commitments that the Anchorage Daily News has tracked so far.

This high school senior never imagined her passion for riflery would pave the way for her to become a junior Olympian and a collegiate student-athlete. Take a look at some of the other Alaska students who have committed to playing college sports.