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The Alaska Senate moves forward a high profile budget bill, and environmental groups sue the federal government over its plan for two million acres in the Interior. Plus, Sitka gets special recognition for being a culinary hot spot.

Alaska Congressman Nick Begich urges state lawmakers to encourage resource development, and a billionaire shakes up this year's Iditarod race and not everyone is happy. Plus, moose meatballs and mountain goat stew teach one group of Juneau students a bigger lesson.

State lawmakers consider making civics a requirement for high schoolers in Alaska, and 37 sled dog teams are now mushing the thousand-mile trail to Nome. Plus, this year's Arctic Winter Games kickoff in Whitehorse, Canada.

Rookies and veteran mushers alike are looking forward to the Iditarod starting this weekend, and the new price tag for a controversial gondola at Juneau's ski area is much higher than expected. Plus, a new photo exhibit explores grief and the concept of home after Typhoon Halong.

The federal government's top environmental regulator defends rollbacks on forever chemicals at a stop in Fairbanks, and Anchorage officials are struggling to deal with animals seized in a neglect case. Plus, turning pent-up puppy energy into the fast-moving winter sport of skijoring.

The federal government's Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale fails to draw any bids, and the Alaska Supreme Court considers whether prisoners can be forcibly medicated with psychiatric drugs. Plus, the community of Bethel inspires the region's first-ever comic con.

Alaska lawmakers urge fiscal caution as war in the Middle East pushes oil prices higher, and Anchorage voters will decide on two ballot initiatives aimed at supporting the local school district. Plus, snowshoers on Team Alaska get ready for this year's Arctic Winter Games.

Sen. Dan Sullivan says he supports U.S. military action in Iran, and lawmakers question the state's decision to turn over voter data to the federal Department of Justice. Plus, what's it like to carve an 8-foot hunk of snow into a beautiful sculpture for Fur Rondy?

A Soldotna man reckons with his family's deportation, and the Alaska House passes a ban on AI-generated child sexual abuse material. Plus, an unlikely trio becomes a crowd favorite at this year's Iron Dog snowmachine race.

The Board of Fisheries approves restrictions to allow more chum salmon to reach the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers, and Alaska businesses express relief at the Supreme Court tariff ruling, but they don't expect refunds. Plus, Fairbanks shivers through its chilliest winter in more than a half-century.