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Also: Alaska Airlines flight cancellations return; renewed backlash on Sen. Murkowski's SCOTUS votes Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Matson]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, May 4. In today's newsletter: - Q&A with Alaska’s U.S. House candidates in the 2022 special primary election. - Sen. Lisa Murkowski is facing backlash from progressives after justices she supported appear poised to roll back abortion rights. - Alaska Airlines flight cancellations have returned. Pickleball fever has come to Alaska, and Daily News sports reporter Josh Reed fills us in on how the approachable sport — a cross between badminton, tennis and table tennis — turns people into "instant addicts." [Read the story here.]( 🌤️ Anchorage weather Mostly sunny today, with a high near 55 degrees. It will get a little windy tonight, with a forecast for gusts of up to 20 mph. It's expected to calm down tomorrow, though, with highs continuing in the mid-50s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Elizabeth Harball, eharball@adn.com [Q&A with Alaska’s U.S. House candidates in the 2022 special primary election]( [Q&A with Alaska’s U.S. House candidates in the 2022 special primary election]( Forty-eight candidates are running in the June 11 special primary election for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat. The Anchorage Daily News reached out to candidates to ask about their qualifications, why they’re running and what their top priority would be if elected. [Read More]( [Murkowski faces backlash after justices she supported appear poised to roll back abortion rights ]( [Murkowski faces backlash after justices she supported appear poised to roll back abortion rights]( Sen. Lisa Murkowski, as she voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett in 2020, said she did not believe the new justice would vote to overturn the foundational Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing abortion rights. She said Tuesday that if the draft opinion is upheld, “it rocks my confidence in the court right now.” [Read More]( [Flight cancellations return for Alaska Airlines as the company blames the calendar]( [Flight cancellations return for Alaska Airlines as the company blames the calendar]( Despite a massive scheduling debacle that began on April 1 — causing hundreds of Alaska Airlines flight cancellations early in the month — Alaska’s crew schedule planners couldn’t prevent it happening again on May 1. [Read More]( [State Supreme Court affirms Dunleavy decision that drained fund for Alaska college scholarships]( [State Supreme Court affirms Dunleavy decision that drained fund for Alaska college scholarships]( The decision means the Alaska Performance Scholarship program and WWAMI, the state’s equivalent of medical school, do not have a dedicated funding source and must compete with other programs in the state’s annual budget process, but a separate effort by the Legislature may reinstate a dedicated account. [Read More]( [Passengers on Alaska-bound Carnival cruise ship say COVID outbreak overwhelmed crew as they docked in Seattle]( [Passengers on Alaska-bound Carnival cruise ship say COVID outbreak overwhelmed crew as they docked in Seattle]( Passengers told local media they waited hours for meals, weren’t properly isolated and couldn’t get ahold of medical staff. [Read More]( More from the ADN [Tangled in fishing line: A late-night magpie rescue in Anchorage’s Government Hill neighborhood]( [Tangled in fishing line: A late-night magpie rescue in Anchorage’s Government Hill neighborhood]( [Read More]( [In a continuing battle over city spending, Mayor Bronson vetoes several Anchorage Assembly changes to budget]( [In a continuing battle over city spending, Mayor Bronson vetoes several Anchorage Assembly changes to budget]( [Read More]( [Alaska House passes bill suspending taxes on motor fuels for a year]( [Alaska House passes bill suspending taxes on motor fuels for a year]( [Read More]( [Alaska issues health alert to parents and families amid record overdose deaths driven by fentanyl]( [Alaska issues health alert to parents and families amid record overdose deaths driven by fentanyl]( [Read More]( [New international airline plans $6 million upgrade at Anchorage airport]( [New international airline plans $6 million upgrade at Anchorage airport]( [Read More]( [For some Alaskans, thawing permafrost brings instability, rising costs and a need to adapt]( [For some Alaskans, thawing permafrost brings instability, rising costs and a need to adapt]( [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