Strangers mobilize to save cyclist's life. Plus: First lady plans to visit Bethel

With just days left in the legislative session, Alaska lawmakers are trying to make moves on the budget, state funding and a flurry of other bills. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's Sponsor: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Friday, May 12. In today's newsletter: - After a cyclist in Anchorage was struck and pinned beneath a car, bystanders leapt into action to help save her life. - We're just days away from the end of the legislative session, and lawmakers are scrambling to advance bills on everything from the state budget to school funding to making gold and silver legal tender. - First Lady Jill Biden will visit Bethel next week to promote federal investments in broadband internet. Happening [this weekend in Anchorage]( Some big names and old favorites will take the stage in Anchorage, including rap-rock revolutionaries Limp Bizkit and genre-hopping band Pink Martini. Want to get your hands dirty and help keep Anchorage clean? Citywide cleanup events [are on tap all month long](. Anchorage weather It's partly sunny today with a high near 59 degrees. Looking ahead, we can expect scattered showers overnight followed by mostly sunny skies and daytime highs around 56 degrees through the weekend. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Vicky Ho, vho@adn.com [An Anchorage bicyclist was being crushed under a car. Bystanders and a jack-wielding mechanic rushed to save her life.]( Chelsea Jensen-Roehl, who was struck by a vehicle while riding her bike, remains hospitalized after a nearly eight-hour surgery to repair crushed ribs, her mother said. She’s alive because a team of complete strangers rushed to help before medics arrived. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [Alaska Senate moves forward on spending plan with time running out to avoid a special session]( Senate leaders say passing a budget is still possible before the session ends Wednesday, but House Speaker Cathy Tilton — who described the Senate's proposal as a “take it or leave it” option — isn't so sure. As the clock ticks down, lawmakers are taking up a flurry of legislation. • [ADN Politics podcast: What’s happening in Juneau? And maybe the bigger question: What isn’t?]( • [Alaska Senate passes bill to increase public education funding by more than $175 million annually]( • [Alaska House passes bill to make gold and silver legal tender]( • [Alaska Senate advances bill to establish subscription-based health care]( [Read More]( [Jill Biden will promote federal broadband investments in Bethel visit next week]( U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola is scheduled to meet the first lady in Bethel, Peltola’s hometown. The trip will mark the first time any first lady has traveled to the Southwest Alaska hub city, according to Biden's office. [Read More]( [Alaska Airlines unveils new plane design honoring salmon by Juneau artist Crystal Worl]( Worl's striking blue, white and pink artwork features images of sockeye salmon using traditional formline design. The aircraft is named Xáat Kwáani — a Tlingit phrase that translates to “Salmon People.” [Read More]( [All grades in Anchorage School District to start an hour later on Mondays beginning this fall]( Some said the change will pose a challenge to working parents who will now need to find morning child care for their children once a week this fall. [Read More]( [GCI agrees to pay $40 million in settlement with U.S. Justice Department]( The settlement resolves claims that GCI inflated its prices under a federal program supporting telecommunications needs for rural medical providers. A former GCI employee raised the allegations in a whistleblower complaint. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN ➡ [Principal of Anchorage’s Service High resigns after being put on leave amid ‘community concerns’]( ➡ [Officials say 2 climbers missing in Denali National Park are presumed dead]( [➡ South High boys soccer team sweeps rival West and sets sights on a rematch with Colony]( [➡ ‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Seeds, soil and sunshine]( [➡ Early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could be a record-breaker]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [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 Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States