And: Dunleavy poised to fill 2 Senate seats after resignations tied to campaigns
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Trump administration rescinds Biden-era rule to expand drilling opportunity in petroleum reserve →

The Trump administration took its latest step to encourage oil and gas development in Alaska, saying it’s revoking a Biden-era rule that restricted leasing across most of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

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Dunleavy poised to fill 2 Alaska Senate seats after resignations tied to campaigns →

Palmer Republican Sen. Shelley Hughes became the second Republican senator from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to resign from their seat this month, following Sen. Mike Shower of Wasilla.

State bond debt reimbursements return as Anchorage School Board weighs $79 million proposal →

If the current bond proposal passes, Anchorage voters would pay half the cost under the revival of the state’s school bond debt reimbursement program.

Alaska tribes, conservation groups sue Trump administration to block proposed road through refuge →

Conservation groups and three Alaska Native tribes filed lawsuits against the Trump administration this week to block a deal for a gravel road through a wildlife refuge on the Alaska Peninsula.

What the end of the government shutdown means for you →

Federal employees are returning to work. Food assistance will resume. Flight delays could ease — though not immediately.

In other political news

Trump asks Justice Department to investigate Epstein ties to others despite his own ties to the disgraced financier →

Most Americans say cost is limiting how many children they have, survey finds →

Trump’s next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, county sheriff says →

Seasonal hiring at its weakest since the Great Recession, reports show →

U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says →

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