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Good afternoon. It’s Friday, April 25.

In today's newsletter:

The Alaska Legislature could vote within days on a new measure with a $700 increase in per-student funding, along with education policies intended to appeal to minority Republicans and Gov. Mike Dunleavy, lawmakers say.
A group of parents and volunteers are scrambling to secure enough food and supplies to keep feeding neighborhood children through May at the Mountain View Community Center.
The Alaska Senate is eyeing over $100 million in budget cuts, but a more than $85 million shortfall remains in the Senate’s draft spending plan.

This weekend marks the return of the Native Youth Olympic Games, Arctic Comic-Con and Alyeska Resort’s Slush Cup and Spring Carnival, with multiple concerts on tap. Check out more things to do in and around Anchorage here.

Anchorage weather

It's mostly sunny today with a high near 53 degrees. The forecast calls for cloudy skies throughout the weekend, and there's a chance of rain starting on Monday. Daytime temperatures will range from the high 40s to mid-50s over the next several days.

Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today.

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Alaska Legislature could vote soon on $700 per-student funding increase with ‘compromise’ education reforms added, lawmakers say →

Gov. Mike Dunleavy said on social media that he would accept the smaller school funding increase, but only if his education policy priorities were added to the measure.

• Related: Alaska Legislature fails to override Dunleavy’s school funding veto

Mountain View volunteers race to collect food, gift cards for May meals at embattled community center →

The facility is one of several in Alaska where the Boys & Girls Club is ending subsidized food service because of rising costs. Parents were recently notified that the center’s nightly dinner service was shutting down a month early.

Alaska Senate eyes $100 million-plus in cuts to draft budget →

Lawmakers are grappling this year with a dire fiscal outlook due to diminished oil revenue. The Legislature is facing a $680 million-plus deficit over two fiscal years based on status quo spending.

Fatal hit-and-run on Glenn Highway subject of proposed plea deal that includes 18-month sentence →

The family of Chase Bowerson, killed by a friend in 2021, hopes a judge will reject the agreement.

International mining giant dropping out of partnership in Alaska’s Donlin Gold project →

A major mining company is pulling out of Western Alaska’s Donlin Gold project, selling most of its shares to a U.S. billionaire with a history of investing in gold. (via Alaska Beacon)

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Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft →

ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around the U.S., lawyer says →

Elon Musk had the government in his grasp. Then it unraveled. →

Trump moves to ramp up deep-sea mining for critical minerals →

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