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Also: Money pours into several Anchorage Assembly races Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, February 17. In today's newsletter: - After a succession of storms, Anchorage snow plow crews are struggling to keep up. - A large amount of money is flowing toward several Anchorage Assembly races. - A legislative attorney found errors in the Dunleavy administration's proposal to split Alaska’s health department. Here's a needed pick-me-up for Anchorage gardeners dreaming of spring: It’s time to start planting seeds indoors! The latest [gardening column]( from Jeff Lowenfels has all the advice you'll need to get going. ☁️🌧️ Anchorage weather ["Ugh" weather continues]( today in Anchorage, with just-above-freezing temperatures and a good chance of rain, mainly in the late afternoon and tonight. Tonight's low temperature is expected to be 34 degrees. Rain is also in the forecast for Friday, with an expected high near 36 degrees. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Elizabeth Harball, eharball@adn.com [Plow crews struggle to keep up in Anchorage after a succession of snowstorms]( [Plow crews struggle to keep up in Anchorage after a succession of snowstorms]( For the past few days, Anchorage drivers and pedestrians have been contending with ice and snowy mush on streets and sidewalks, and watching as mounds of snow pile up in their neighborhood cul-de-sacs. Transportation officials say they’re racing to clean up the mess, but when one snowfall arrives on the heels of another, it becomes a challenge. [Read More]( [Money pours into Anchorage Assembly and school board races]( [Money pours into Anchorage Assembly and school board races]( Candidates are revving up their campaigns as the April 5 municipal election approaches, and a large amount of money is flowing toward several of them. In East Anchorage, where Assembly incumbent Forrest Dunbar faces candidate Stephanie Taylor, over a quarter million dollars has already poured into the race in direct campaign donations. [Read More]( [Legislative attorney finds errors in Dunleavy’s proposal to split Alaska’s health department]( [Legislative attorney finds errors in Dunleavy’s proposal to split Alaska’s health department]( A new legal analysis finds an executive order to divide the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services contains numerous errors and adds ambiguity to state statute. The 11-page memo by a legislative attorney suggests the order is so substantial it may represent an overreach of executive power. [Read More]( [Alaska state agency and developers plan to spend nearly $60 million on Ambler Road and mining prospects this year]( [Alaska state agency and developers plan to spend nearly $60 million on Ambler Road and mining prospects this year]( Mine developers and the leaders of Alaska’s development bank plan to spend nearly $60 million advancing a pair of mine prospects and a long, contentious road to get to them next summer. [Read More]( [Anchorage Assembly member Christopher Constant announces run for U.S. House against Don Young]( [Anchorage Assembly member Christopher Constant announces run for U.S. House against Don Young]( Assembly member Chris Constant is the first registered Democrat to say that they will challenge Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young, who has held Alaska’s lone House seat since 1973. [Read More]( More from the ADN [Flu cases in Alaska are up compared to last year’s historically mild season, but still far below average]( [Pandemic-related shifts in behavior keep flu low in Alaska for second straight winter]( [Read More]( [An estimated 73% of Americans are now resistant to the coronavirus. Is that enough? ]( [An estimated 73% of Americans are now resistant to the coronavirus. Is that enough?]( [Read More]( [Alaska reports 27 COVID-19 deaths in weekly update Wednesday as cases, hospitalizations continue to fall]( [Alaska reports 27 COVID-19 deaths in weekly update Wednesday as cases, hospitalizations continue to fall]( [Read More]( [Russia’s Anna Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as teammate Kamila Valieva crashes out]( [Russia’s Anna Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as teammate Kamila Valieva crashes out]( [Read More]( [Democrats’ climate plan languishes, putting hundreds of billions in private investment on hold]( [Democrats’ climate plan languishes, putting hundreds of billions in private investment on hold]( [Read More]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for about $4 per week]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News Anchorage Daily News 300 W 31st Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503