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Good afternoon. It's Thursday, Feb. 12.

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The developer of the giant Alaska LNG project is telling federal regulators it expects to begin construction in April. Some Alaska lawmakers are skeptical the work can happen by then, if at all.
Lawmakers are holding hearings on the condition of a public boarding school for students from rural Alaska, after concerns surfaced about student health and safety, dorm life and facilities.
Alaska's chief justice told lawmakers the number of criminal cases that go long periods without going to trial has decreased, but acknowledged that the lengthiest delays are still a problem in the judicial system.

In the food-is-medicine movement, there is a basic premise: that food can prevent sickness and protect your gut, metabolic and cardiovascular health. Here's what one cardiologist who's become a leader in that movement eats for better heart health — and yes, dessert is on the list.

Anchorage weather

It's mostly cloudy today with a high near 28 degrees and a slight chance of snow. The forecast calls for freezing fog on Friday morning followed by mostly cloudy skies, and there's a chance of more snow over the weekend. Daytime highs will range from the low to mid-20s over the next few days.

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

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Lawmakers skeptical as developer of Alaska LNG megaproject sets rapid construction timeline →

Initial construction is expected to begin in mid-April, the company told federal regulators, as part of a plan to build construction camps, access roads and close to 100 bridge crossings to support pipeline construction.

Legislators probe conditions at state boarding school where a quarter of students have disenrolled →

The issues at Mt. Edgecumbe High School have been "bubbling up" in recent months, with student disenrollment numbers getting "alarmingly large," said Sen. Bert Stedman, a Sitka Republican.

'Our work isn't done': Alaska's chief justice points to progress in limiting trial delays →

Chief Justice Susan Carney told lawmakers the state Supreme Court has issued a new policy to judges for present and future cases that limits the number and the length of pretrial delays.