Assembly members dial back Anchorage housing plan to focus on encouraging duplexes

And: Justice Department finds Alaska discriminates against disabled voters ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Matson]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, June 19. In today's newsletter: - Anchorage Assembly members who proposed an overhaul of city zoning have tossed out most of that plan and are instead [pushing forward with one change]( to eliminate single-family zoning. - The Alaska Division of Elections has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by [making voting inaccessible]( to disabled Alaskans, the U.S. Department of Justice found in a recent investigation. - A [new bookstore in Anchorage]( that saw a large turnout at its grand opening this month is a local example the growing popularity and evolution of the romance genre. Today is Juneteenth, which honors the day that the last slaves in the Confederacy were informed of their freedom following the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865. Events to commemorate Juneteenth in Anchorage started over the weekend and continue into this weekend. Here are [three more ways]( you can celebrate the holiday. Anchorage weather It's mostly sunny today with a high near 67 degrees, and we should continue to see at least partly sunny skies through the end of the week. Sunday calls for a chance of rain. Daytime temperatures will gradually climb from the mid-60s up into the low 70s this weekend. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Anchorage Assembly members dial back housing initiative, focus on encouraging duplexes →]( After pushback from residents on their proposed zoning overhaul, three Assembly members have put forward a new version that would allow duplexes in single-family residential zones throughout the Anchorage Bowl. ADVERTISEMENT [As the fervor for romance novels sizzles, a new Anchorage bookstore courts readers →]( Inspired by another romance bookstore that opened this year in Fairbanks, Beauty and the Book in Anchorage is catering to all kinds of romance readers with both popular releases and books by Alaska authors. “It feels like a second home for us, and I hope that it’s a place that people can come and escape from their reality," said co-owner Ally Hartman. [U.S. Justice Department finds Alaska discriminates against disabled voters →]( An investigation found that accessible voting machines were missing or inoperable in Alaska's recent statewide elections. [2 dead in plane crash on Kenai Peninsula lake →]( Two men died earlier this week when their small plane crashed into Crescent Lake on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska State Troopers said. [Moose calf caught between floatplane and dock in Homer is saved →]( A Homer tourism worker and two police officers rescued a moose calf from what police described as “a sure demise” after it fell into a lake and got stuck in a narrow space between a floatplane and a dock. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Gusty winds and lightning in Interior Alaska fuel wildfire near Fairbanks →]( [Eagle River’s Alev Kelter, named to Team USA Rugby sevens, will make 3rd trip to Olympics →]( [What ‘boommates’ are and why you might want to join them →]( [U.S. acknowledges that Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes →]( [Here's what research actually says about social media and kids’ health →]( [Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana public classrooms under new law →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States