Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan election reform bill Thursday, setting up a contentious override vote in the coming days. // State House lawmakers rolled out a new draft of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal cutting taxes for the Alaska LNG project on Monday. // A confidential informant is suing the state public safety department, Alaska State Troopers and the A&E Television Network for compromising her safety by filming an arrest without her consent. // The online marketplace Etsy plans to ban products made out of fur as well as threatened or endangered animals. Some Alaska Native artists say they’re frustrated with the decision. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski says it’s time for Congress to assert its authority over the war against Iran. // A national nonprofit is appealing the dismissal of a federal lawsuit against the Alaska Office of Children’s Services.

The state board of education approved an application for a new charter school in Fairbanks, and federal aviation funds will bring new weather stations to rural Alaska.

The City of Fairbanks took another step toward selling the former site of the Polaris Building, and the Bureau of Land Management will convey more than 1,000 acres of land to an Alaska Native Corporation that intends to mine it.

Four Alaskans appointed to serve on state boards and commissions recently resigned ahead of a legislative confirmation vote expected next week. // Alaska-based telecommunications company GCI announced plans to acquire Quintillion in a $310 million deal. // Scientists have identified the mysterious golden orb found at the bottom of the Gulf of Alaska in 2023.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted 7-2 Friday to rename Pioneer Park, favoring the former name, "Alaskaland."

It’s out with the old, and in with the … old. The name for Pioneer Park is going back to “Alaskaland.” // A pair of bills in the Alaska legislature seeks to create a statewide sentencing program specifically for military veterans. // Here’s a closer look at fundraising in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. // A bill that would reinstate a pension system for state and local government employees is on the verge of a state Senate vote.

National Democrats are investing in Alaska’s U.S. House race, hoping to unseat Congressman Nick Begich. // An influx of federal funding may help Alaska join an effort by other states to prioritize preventative health care to make people healthier and save money. // The Alaska House has advanced a bill Wednesday that aims to address a lack of oversight for minors undergoing treatment at psychiatric facilities in the state. // The Alaska Aerospace Corporation will work with an Israeli company to launch more payloads into space, possibly at the UAF’s Poker Flat Research Range. // Authorities have charged a man from the village of Central with assault for allegedly shooting a woman in the leg during a domestic dispute.

The U.S. Energy Secretary gave a ringing endorsement for Alaska LNG, and people across the state are angry and disturbed after 25 dead sled dogs were discovered near Willow.

Advocates of legislation to raise the age of consent from 16 to 18 hope to get lawmakers to pass the measure this session. // The new planetarium at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will open to the public this Saturday. // An emergency program that delivers boxes of food to struggling Alaskans is set to end this summer. // Two local residents are being held at Fairbanks Correctional Center on charges related to a shooting Sunday at a home on the west side of town. // The Alaska Department of Transportation will temporarily close a Parks Highway bridge near Denali Park later this week and next week for maintenance.

Leading bids for the Fairbanks North Star Borough animal shelter replacement project came in about $10 million below borough engineers’ estimates. // President Trump has appointed Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy to a seat on the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. // A Slovakian musher living in Tok is suing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Biden-administration officials over a denied immigration petition. // Last week, 150 Alaskans fanned out across the Capitol to make the case for their industries, ranging from drilling and mining to tourism and fishing. // The U.S. Coast Guard announced that the first of its two new medium-weight icebreakers will be homeported in Alaska.