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Good afternoon. It's Tuesday, Feb. 17.

In today's newsletter:

Alaska's all-Republican congressional delegation is split on a voting bill that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote, amid President Donald Trump's unfounded claims of rampant voter fraud.
Though commonplace, officials see the commingling of bald eagles and the trash at Anchorage's landfill as both a challenge worth addressing and a symptom of bigger issues.
Mayor Suzanne LaFrance's administration wants to convert the vacant former Nordstrom department store building in downtown Anchorage into housing and commercial space.

Former Anchorage Mayor Z.J. Loussac filed to run for office in 1952, but forgot to fill out a residency document before he left on a four-month vacation — spurring a considerable effort to track him down on his travels. In his latest column, historian David Reamer tells the story of the time Rangers hunted an Alaska politician to complete a form.

Anchorage weather

It's partly sunny today with a high around 19 degrees. The forecast calls for snow on Wednesday and clouds on Thursday, before sunny skies return late this week. Daytime highs will range from the high teens to mid-20s for a few days before dipping into the single digits this weekend.

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

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Alaska congressional delegation split on GOP-backed bill to tighten voting requirements →

If approved, the legislation would require valid photo identification before voters can cast ballots, significantly altering Alaska's current requirements.

Anchorage's landfill is a magnet for bald eagles each winter. It's one reason to think about trash differently, officials say. →

The landfill has strategies to limit bald eagles' access to garbage. But a true solution will require a transformation, said the director of Solid Waste Services.

LaFrance administration considers turning former Nordstrom building into housing and retail space →

The once-iconic downtown department store closed in 2019. Since then, the structure has been empty.

With Western Alaska salmon runs weak, managers cap pollock fleet's chum bycatch for first time →

Federal fishery managers have approved the first-ever mandatory caps on at-sea interception of chum salmon, a fish species critical to Indigenous communities along Alaska's river systems. (via Alaska Beacon)