Alaska Senate advances state budget with one-time school funding boost

And: Engine separated from cargo plane seconds before deadly crash near Fairbanks ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, May 2. In today's newsletter: - The Alaska Senate [passed its version of the operating budget]( as Gov. Mike Dunleavy signaled support for a $175 million one-time boost included for school funding. - Top board members for the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. are asking the Alaska Legislature [for another year of funding]( to keep the challenged Alaska LNG gas line project alive. - Federal investigators on the deadly crash of a fuel-laden cargo plane near Fairbanks say they will focus on an [engine that separated from the wing]( just before a post-crash fire destroyed the plane. The runoff election to choose Anchorage's next mayor has begun, and the [last day for voters to return their ballots]( is May 14. Still undecided about who to vote for? You can hear directly from the candidates — incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and challenger Suzanne LaFrance — in a live broadcast debate tonight, co-hosted by the ADN and Alaska Public Media. Check out the details [here](. Anchorage weather It's cloudy today with a high near 55 degrees. We should continue to see cloudy skies on Friday and over the weekend, with periodic chances for rain showers. Daytime temperatures will range from the low to mid-50s over the next few days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Alaska Senate advances budget as governor signals support for $175M one-time boost for schools →]( Both the House and Senate included extra funding for schools in their respective budgets. The one-time funding equates to a $680 boost to the state’s per-student funding formula — but only for one year. ADVERTISEMENT [Alaska gas line leaders ask lawmakers to support year-end deadline for signs of progress →]( The board members have also instructed project staff to find adequate private funding to pay for the huge project or at least a major first phase of it. If either of those can’t be done, the project should be shut down, according to a letter board members wrote to legislative leaders. [Goals for a great cause: Service and South High continue to promote inclusion with unified soccer →]( The Partners Clubs for Service and South Anchorage High participated in a unified soccer game where plenty of goals were scored — but even more importantly, each program’s special education students were cheered on and celebrated. [NTSB: Engine separated from cargo plane seconds before deadly crash near Fairbanks →]( The plane was destroyed on impact, according to a report from federal investigators. But the engine separated from the wing about 100 feet above the ground, coming to rest on a frozen section of the river, it said. [Dunleavy signals opposition to Alaska correspondence school program legislation →]( As legislators in the House and Senate consider dueling proposals to address Alaska’s correspondence programs, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said that no legislation would fix what he called a potential “disaster” and “emergency” created by a recent court ruling. [The snow is (mostly) gone, and Anchorage’s annual citywide cleanup is here →]( The annual [Citywide Cleanup]( coordinated by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce [begins this weekend]( and runs through June 2. [Fairbanks group to raise statue in honor of former Goldpanner Dave Winfield →]( A group in Fairbanks has commissioned a statue to honor Hall of Fame baseball player Dave Winfield, a former player with the Alaska Goldpanners. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [The federal government is assuming management of salmon fishing in parts of Alaska’s Cook Inlet →]( [A popular Palmer garden fair needs a new organizer after the chamber of commerce bows out →]( [Anchorage men charged with wasting meat from undersized moose →]( [Whistleblower from Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems dies after short illness →]( [Denouncing campus protests, House GOP pushes divisive antisemitism bill →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States