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The Anchorage Weekender is your go-to guide for what’s happening around town. Each week, we spotlight a wide mix of events to help you make the most of your weekend. Got something coming up? Send us your event details at news@alaskapublic.org.

Legislative leaders send a strongly worded letter to Gov. Dunleavy over access to oil tax information.

Monika Marshall, 47, was briefly arrested last month in what animal-control officials called "a hoarding case" online. More than half the dogs have already been adopted.

President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.

Is geothermal energy safe? How does it work? And what areas of Alaska could most benefit from it?

House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, discusses the session's major milestones, including lawmakers' override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy's education funding veto.

The startup planning the operation near the North Slope oil fields would power its computers not with coal but with another fossil fuel: natural gas that’s currently going unused.

City officials say the $75 fine would discourage drivers from cutting through lots to avoid traffic and reduce the possibility of car accidents.

Petitions to cap the property tax rate, remove sales tax on food and utilities and make in-person voting the default again will have 10 more days to get signatures.

The National Weather Service says it plans to hire more than 100 additional staff members. The move follows complaints and concerns after the Trump administration eliminated more than 500 positions.