Vote on process to remove an Anchorage mayor is pushed back again

Baby formula shortage drags on for stressed Alaska parents and caregivers Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Anchorage School District]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, June 8. In today's newsletter: - A vote on legislation to add a process for removing an Anchorage mayor from office to city code was again put on hold after another heated Assembly meeting. - The national baby formula shortage has led to stress, fear and many runs to stores for some Alaskans both on and off the road system. - Alaska’s unemployment rate has reached a record low, two years after it hit a record high during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. From short stories and volumes of poetry to memoirs and fiction, we asked some of Alaska’s most notable authors what they were excited to read this summer — or what they read recently and couldn't put down. Considering adding a few of [these books]( to your summer reading list. 🌥️ Anchorage weather Today is mostly cloudy with a high of 72 degrees and a chance of isolated showers in the evening. Rain is likely on Thursday, and clouds will hang around Friday and into the weekend. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [After continuing public disruptions, Anchorage Assembly again postpones vote on process to remove a mayor]( [After continuing public disruptions, Anchorage Assembly again postpones vote on process to remove a mayor]( After another contentious meeting peppered with disruptions from the public, the Anchorage Assembly again postponed a vote on legislation that would add to city code a process for removing a mayor from office for a “breach of the public trust.” [Read More]( [Baby formula shortage drags on for stressed Alaska parents and caregivers]( [Baby formula shortage drags on for stressed Alaska parents and caregivers]( Caregivers say finding formula in Alaska remains a frustrating challenge. Some have gone on daily drives across town to several stores, encountering many barren shelves. Another parent says she felt tied to breastfeeding to avoid expensive formula costs. [Read More]( [Tight labor market pushes Alaska unemployment to a record low]( [Tight labor market pushes Alaska unemployment to a record low]( Alaska’s unemployment rate has reached its lowest level ever, highlighting an extremely tight labor market that creates headaches for employers who need workers, but also advantages for potential workers who can shop for the highest wages. [Read More]( [Bail set at $15 million for former Anchorage correctional officer accused of killing wife and daughter]( [Bail set at $15 million for former Anchorage correctional officer accused of killing wife and daughter]( New details have emerged in the deaths of an Anchorage mother and her 14-year-old daughter now that her husband, a former Anchorage correctional officer, has been extradited from New York and brought back to Alaska. [Read More]( [Nick Begich lent his U.S. House campaign $650,000. Here’s why that makes ethics watchdogs shudder.]( [Nick Begich lent his U.S. House campaign $650,000. Here’s why that makes ethics watchdogs shudder.]( Republican Nick Begich III is one of the wealthier candidates in the special election for Alaska’s U.S. House seat, and he’s leveraging that wealth with personal loans to his campaign. Winning candidates can recoup the money they lend to their campaigns in post-election fundraising. [Read More]( More from the ADN [Alaska tribe nominates Pribilof Islands area for marine sanctuary]( [Alaska tribe nominates Pribilof Islands area for marine sanctuary]( [Read More]( [Coast Guard rescues 2 after small plane crashes into Juneau waters]( [Coast Guard rescues 2 after small plane crashes into Juneau waters]( [Read More]( [Alaska attorney general recused himself from legal review of using public funds for private education]( [Alaska attorney general recused himself from legal review of using public funds for private education]( [Read More]( [Firefighters working to contain 3 wildfires near Talkeetna]( [Firefighters working to contain 3 wildfires near Talkeetna]( [Read More]( [AR-15s useful for shooting prairie dogs, GOP leader says, as gun talks intensify]( [AR-15s useful for shooting prairie dogs, GOP leader says, as gun talks intensify]( [Read More]( [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( 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