Shockwaves from SCOTUS draft opinion on abortion, and scrutiny of an Anchorage COVID clinic

Also: Are mosquitoes really that bad in Alaska? Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, May 3. In today's newsletter: - The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in an abortion case draws sharp criticism from Biden, and Murkowski says her "confidence in the court has been rocked." - An Anchorage monoclonal antibody clinic that operated out of a city-owned building, rent-free, faces scrutiny over its billing practices, competency and medical oversight. - Are mosquitoes really that bad in Alaska? The annual Nenana Ice Classic breakup guessing game [has come to an end](: The clock attached to a tripod on the ice of the Tanana River stopped at 6:47 p.m. AST on Monday, May 2. A list of the lucky winners — who guessed the exact date, hour and minute when the clock stopped — will be finalized in the next few days. ☁️ Anchorage weather We're looking at cloudy skies and a high of 52 degrees today before temperatures dip to 38 overnight. Looking ahead, we can expect mostly cloudy skies Wednesday before a 30% chance of precipitation enters the forecast Thursday. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Vicky Ho, vho@adn.com [Biden blasts ‘radical’ Supreme Court draft opinion in abortion case and warns other rights may be at risk]( [Americans debate next moves as Biden blasts ‘radical’ Supreme Court draft opinion in abortion case]( Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said, “My confidence in the court has been rocked,” and said her proposal with Maine Sen. Susan Collins to legislate abortion rights should be reinvigorated. See also: • [If Roe v. Wade is overturned, abortion access in Alaska would remain. Opponents see a constitutional convention as a pathway to end it.]( • [Next frontier for the antiabortion movement: A nationwide ban]( [Read More]( [Anchorage COVID-19 clinic that operated out of former hotel faces scrutiny]( [Anchorage COVID-19 clinic that operated out of former hotel faces scrutiny]( As coronavirus cases surged in Alaska, WEKA, a for-profit business whose owners donated to Mayor Dave Bronson’s campaign, moved in rent-free to a city-owned building to run a monoclonal antibody clinic. Controversy has dogged the clinic over its billing practices, competency and medical oversight. [Read More]( [Curious Alaska: We call mosquitoes the unofficial state bird. Are they really that scary?]( [Curious Alaska: We call mosquitoes the unofficial state bird. Are they really that scary?]( During the short Arctic summer, mosquitoes form massive swarms. But Alaska mosquitoes are less dangerous than those in other places. What do you want to know or want us to investigate about life in Alaska, stories behind the news or why things are the way they are? Let us know [here](. [Read More]( [Pilot Station man who died in fall through Yukon River ice was mayor, church official and firefighter]( [Pilot Station man who died in fall through Yukon River ice was mayor, church official and firefighter]( Nicky Myers’ son, Nikiefer, who also fell into the water on the snowmachine, managed to pull his father onto ice but he had died by the time rescuers found him. [Read More]( [Alaska organizers say they’re ending Yukon Quest partnership with Canada over mandatory rest proposal ]( [Alaska organizers say they’re ending Yukon Quest partnership with Canada over mandatory rest proposal]( Other proposed changes suggested by Canadian organizers included more races on the Canadian side during the main event and asking Alaska to shoulder more financial burden, organizers say. [Read More]( More from the ADN [Wildfire season begins in Southcentral Alaska as snow retreats]( [Wildfire season begins in Southcentral Alaska as snow retreats]( [Read More]( [Members of neo-Nazi prison gang in Alaska convicted of murder, kidnapping, conspiracy]( [Members of neo-Nazi prison gang in Alaska convicted of murder, kidnapping, conspiracy]( [Read More]( [The Alaska Long Trail would link city and wilderness — if it can survive the red tape]( [The Alaska Long Trail would link city and wilderness — if it can survive the red tape]( [Read More]( [Man charged with murder of Wasilla woman found in car trunk on Seward Highway]( [Man charged with murder of Wasilla woman found in car trunk on Seward Highway]( [Read More]( [Anchorage police seek Girdwood man wanted for sexual abuse of a minor in 2016]( [Anchorage police seek Girdwood man wanted for sexual abuse of a minor in 2016]( [Read More]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for about $4 per week]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News 300 W 31st Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503