Alaska Senate adds $5,500 per Alaskan to proposed budget, and clamming could return to East Cook Inlet

Also: Utah man charged with murder of Homer woman missing since 2019 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 10. In today's newsletter: - A Utah man has been charged with the abduction and murder of a Homer woman missing since 2019. - The Alaska Senate added $5,500 in cash per Alaskan to the proposed budget. - Diggers could soon return to East Cook Inlet to harvest razor clams. High school graduation is in full swing in Anchorage, and Daily News photographer Marc Lester captured big smiles and bigger hugs yesterday at West High's ceremony. Graduates also wore various adornments and regalia to honor their families, identities and cultural traditions. [See all the photos here.]( ☀️ Anchorage weather Sunny and windy in Anchorage today, with highs in the mid-50s and gusts of up to 25 mph. Clouds are expected to roll in tomorrow. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Elizabeth Harball, eharball@adn.com [Utah man charged with abduction, murder of Homer woman missing since 2019]( [Utah man charged with abduction, murder of Homer woman missing since 2019]( Kirby Calderwood was arrested Monday in Ogden, Utah, the Homer Police Department said, after the department followed “hundreds of tips and interviewed numerous people” over the course of the more than two-year investigation. [Read More]( [Alaska Senate adds $5,500 in cash per Alaskan to proposed budget]( [Alaska Senate adds $5,500 in cash per Alaskan to proposed budget]( The payments include a full statutory $4,200 Permanent Fund dividend and a $1,300 one-time energy relief check. But the fate of the payments remains unknown as the Senate is set to finalize its budget Tuesday and send it to the House. [Read More]( [Diggers could soon return to East Cook Inlet for razor clam harvest]( [Diggers could soon return to East Cook Inlet for razor clam harvest]( Fish and Game is still assessing population sizes, but the department should know by mid-May whether Alaskans can dig for clams this summer. [Read More]( [Alaska Airlines passengers suffer another weekend of flight cancellations]( [Alaska Airlines passengers suffer another weekend of flight cancellations]( Internal data from Alaska Airlines, obtained by The Seattle Times, showed 47 flights were canceled on Friday and 41 on Saturday, affecting the travel plans of 13,500 passengers. Cancellations continued into Monday. [Read More]( [Anchorage Assembly member introduces legislation to codify process to remove mayor from office]( [Anchorage Assembly member introduces legislation to codify process to remove mayor from office]( Assembly Vice Chair Chris Constant, who proposed the code changes, said he doesn’t intend to use the ordinance if it passes, but said he believes that the mayor needs “clear bumpers on the boundaries of his power.” [Read More]( More from the ADN [Crews begin clearing huge landslide that covered road in Seward]( [Crews begin clearing huge landslide that covered road in Seward]( [Read More]( [Hundreds of people in Kodiak search for 7-year-old missing since Saturday]( [Hundreds of people in Kodiak search for 7-year-old missing since Saturday]( [Read More]( [Carter asks court to defend Alaska’s ‘unrivaled wilderness’]( [Former President Jimmy Carter asks court to defend Alaska’s ‘unrivaled wilderness’ in dispute over Izembek road]( [Read More]( [South soccer is ‘on the rise’: The girls are soaring, the boys are flying under the radar]( [South soccer is ‘on the rise’: The girls are soaring, the boys are flying under the radar]( [Read More]( [How clashing voting ordinances caused municipal election turmoil and signaled Anchorage’s growth from bucolic town to big city]( [How clashing voting ordinances caused municipal election turmoil and signaled Anchorage’s growth from bucolic town to big city]( [Read More]( [Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump if he buys the company]( [Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump if he buys the company]( [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