How do you get a moose out of an Anchorage medical facility? Very carefully.

Alaska House finalizes budget amendments after minority walkout and heated floor fights ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Friday, April 7. In today's newsletter: - Patients and staff at an Anchorage medical facility got a surprise when a young, hungry moose wandered in through the automatic doors and began munching on the lobby's foliage. - The Alaska House finalized amendments to the operating budget Thursday after the Democrat-dominated minority caucus staged a dramatic walkout the day before over education funding. - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he would not support a request to add millions to the state budget to boost the wages of child care workers, instead announcing the formation of a task force that will examine the issue. If you were wondering when to[begin growing veggies or flowers from seed]( gardening columnist Jeff Lowenfels says that time is now! And that means understanding the relationship between bacteria and the developing plant. If you need a little help in that area — or really, in any area of gardening — then you'll want to check out the new "Teaming With Microbes" podcast. It's hosted by Jeff, our longtime Alaska gardening expert, and Jonathan White. [Listen to "Teaming With Microbes"]( wherever you get your podcasts to learn all about organic gardening and the soil food web. Anchorage weather It's mostly sunny today with a high near 35 degrees. Saturday will bring a chance of snow, and cloudy conditions with a chance of precipitation will last into next week. Daytime temperatures will dip down into the high 20s late this weekend. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com Editor's note: We recently changed email systems, which is why this newsletter may look a little different from what you're used to. But we want to make sure that we're only sending you the emails that you'd like to receive. To manage your preferences, visit the link at the bottom of this email. Have feedback or other questions? Email us at [newsletters@adn.com](mailto:newsletters@adn.com?subject=Newsletter%20feedback). [How do you get a moose out of an Anchorage medical facility? Very carefully.]( A team at Providence Health Park tried a variety of tactics to guide a young moose back outside after it wandered into the medical facility's lobby, including using a bit of plant as a lure and creating a human wall. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [Alaska House finalizes budget amendments after minority walkout and heated floor fights]( A contentious amendment to pay for a one-time boost to school funding using state savings was adopted Thursday with all members of the Republican-led majority supporting it, and all members of the Democrat-dominated minority opposed. [Read More]( [Gov. Dunleavy announces Alaska child care task force but declines to support immediate funding boost]( Dunleavy announced a task force that will examine issues in the state's child care sector and provide policy recommendations by the end of the year. 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