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Good afternoon. It's Friday, March 27.

In today's newsletter:

The Anchorage Assembly is asking the Legislature for $30 million to spur new housing development projects at more than two dozen sites that need essential infrastructure improvements to be financially viable.
Nome Superior Court Judge Romano DiBenedetto will resign, effective April 1, following a lengthy investigation into allegations of misconduct on his part.
Lawmakers are again taking up legislation that would require insurance companies to fulfill prescriptions for a year's supply of birth control, after Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a similar bill in 2024.

The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year said he was eating dinner when, suddenly, he couldn't speak. Four-time space flier Mike Fincke said this week that, months later, doctors still don't know why he fell sick at the International Space Station. Read more about his sudden illness and evacuation here.

Anchorage weather

It's sunny today with a high around 25 degrees. Looking ahead to the weekend, we can expect mostly sunny skies on Saturday, but increasing clouds on Sunday. Daytime highs will climb into the mid-30s over the next few days.

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

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Anchorage eyes key development dollars from Legislature amid prospect of more oil revenue →

In recent years, amid low oil prices and declining state budgets, capital spending has drastically shrunk, and with it the ambitions of the city's legislative program.

Nome judge will resign following lengthy investigation into misconduct allegations →

A year ago, the Alaska Court System placed the judge on leave after court staff reported behavior including incidents when the judge used offensive accents to impersonate people from other ethnic groups and kept a courtroom of people waiting while he watched a sports game on TV.

Lawmakers again seek to ease access to yearlong birth control supply after Dunleavy veto →

Proponents of the legislation say allowing a full year's supply would save time and money, particularly for people in rural Alaska who may not have reliable access to pharmacies or mail service.

Several historic oil spill sites in Alaska's Prince William Sound are deemed safe →

Of the more than 1,300 miles of coastline fouled by the spill, there are now 11 sites where lingering oil is too degraded, too deeply embedded and too immobile to pose any more water quality problems, according to a new analysis. (via Alaska Beacon)

8 things to do in Anchorage this weekend →

There's plenty going on this weekend in Anchorage: Live music, the Empty Bowl Project and an evening with filmmaker, actor, comedian and author Kevin Smith.

Habitat protections for Alaska ringed and bearded seals reinstated by appeals court →

A federal appeals court reinstated protections for Arctic Alaska seals across a coastal and marine region stretching from the Central Bering Sea to the Beaufort Sea off the state's northern coast. (via Alaska Beacon)

More from the ADN

Trump signs executive order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding →

RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz have a plan to save rural health care. Here's the catch. →

U.S. uses hundreds of expensive, precision Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon →

AI may be covertly guiding your gardening, but it has benefits →

Consumers are down on the economy, as gas prices and mortgages surge due to war →

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