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Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, July 17.

In today's newsletter:

Sen. Dan Sullivan joined most of his GOP colleagues in approving a request from the Trump administration to rescind billions of dollars in previously approved funding, including tens of millions of dollars for Alaska’s public radio stations.
The Anchorage School District has begun laying off employees after the Trump administration froze $14 million in education funding meant for the district, according to a letter from its superintendent.
The mother of a man who died while being restrained by correctional officers in his cell had posted bail to get her son out of the Anchorage Correctional Complex just 10 hours earlier.

Travelers giddy about being able to keep their shoes on while walking through TSA checkpoints at the airport may have something else to look forward to: changes to how much liquid they can carry. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hinted this week at possible changes to the amount of liquids travelers can tote in their carry-on baggage.

Anchorage weather

It's mostly cloudy with a high of 67 degrees and a chance of isolated rain showers, though it should gradually become mostly sunny later today. The forecast calls for a chance of rain on Friday and mostly cloudy skies over the weekend.

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

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Sullivan votes in favor of rescinding federal funding, including from Alaska’s 27 public radio stations →

Sen. Dan Sullivan's spokesperson previously said he had struck a deal with the White House to continue funding rural stations. The senator declined multiple requests for comment. Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined Democrats and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in voting against the funding cuts.

Anchorage School District issues layoff notices after federal funding freeze →

The district cut 34.5 positions, “and the number will increase as we continue to exhaust our federal reserves,” a district spokesperson said.

Mother of man who died in restraint at Anchorage jail had posted his bail hours before →

Jeffrey Foreman’s mother had posted his $250 bail last Thursday afternoon, but he hadn’t yet been released when he became unresponsive during a restraint by guards early Friday morning.

Tsunami warning sends residents along Alaska’s southwest coast to higher ground after 7.3 earthquake →

The highest water level generated by the earthquake in Sand Point was under 2.5 inches above the tide, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.

Seattle Seahawks support continued growth of girls flag football in Alaska →

Dozens of high school girls from across the state attended a camp last weekend hosted by the regional NFL franchise.

More from the ADN

Alaska K-3 students improve in reading, state assessment shows →

With probe of fuselage blowout done, lawsuits take off against Boeing and Alaska Air →

Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ detainees report backed up toilets, relentless mosquitos and limited water →

1.4 million of the nation’s poorest renters risk losing their homes with Trump’s proposed HUD time limit →

20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters →

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