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Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, January 21.

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An executive order signed by President Donald Trump aims to boost Alaska’s natural resource industry by reversing environmental protections that limit development projects. Trump also signed an order to change the name of Denali to Mount McKinley.
Recent reports from the organization overseeing Anchorage’s winter emergency shelters shine a light on several ongoing challenges, including not enough food or transportation, and problems with laundry and bedbugs at one site, among other issues.
Reforming Alaska’s election system is expected to be a major topic of discussion in the legislative session that began today in Juneau. Take a look at some of the bills that were prefiled by lawmakers.

What are the borders of Spenard? When it comes to the iconic Anchorage neighborhood, no one seems to agree. Spenard has seen plenty of changes in the past eight decades, historian David Reamer writes, and some consider it more of an attitude than a place.

Anchorage weather

It's mostly cloudy today with a chance of snow and a high of 35 degrees. We'll see much of the same throughout the week, as the forecast calls for a few days of snow followed by rain later this week. Daytime temperatures will range from the mid-30s to low 40s.

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

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Trump signs executive order to boost development of Alaska’s ‘extraordinary’ natural resources →

The order removes Biden-era restrictions on oil and gas extraction, logging, and other development in Alaska. The policy changes were championed by Alaska’s all-Republican congressional delegation.