Anchorage police are completing a long-delayed body camera rollout

Plus: Alaska Senate advances bill to add mental health classes to school curriculum ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, March 7. In today's newsletter: - Nearly all Anchorage police officers are expected to be [wearing body-worn cameras]( by mid-March, more than two years after the technology was initially planned to launch. - Leading Alaska legislators said this week that [there’s little appetite for spending from savings]( to pay a super-sized PFD this year, likely killing a proposal from Gov. Mike Dunleavy. - A front pack of Iditarod mushers is coming off daylong rests and [heading through the trail's middle section]( while five-time champion Dallas Seavey will serve [a time penalty]( after race officials said he inadequately gutted the moose he shot earlier this week. We're not out of winter's clutches just yet, but if you've been looking forward to summer flowers — and specifically hanging baskets — now is the time to start planning. It's time to wake up your [hibernating hanging-basket plants]( if you stored them over winter, says Alaska garden writer Jeff Lowenfels. It will take six weeks to get your plants into decent blooming shape, so starting early is imperative. Anchorage weather It's partly sunny today with a high near 35 degrees. Friday will be partly sunny as well, while a chance of snow returns this Saturday and Sunday. Daytime temperatures will dip down into the mid -to high 20s over the next several days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Anchorage police approach the end of a long-delayed body-worn camera rollout →]( Voters approved funding for body cameras in 2021 through a $1.8 million tax increase. The department initially said it aimed to equip all officers with cameras by the end of that year. Officials have faced backlash over the long-delayed implementation. ADVERTISEMENT [Legislative budgeters say Dunleavy’s proposed 2024 Permanent Fund dividend is a no-go →]( The governor included a $3,500 payout in his initial budget proposal, but paying it would require spending from savings. Top members of the House and Senate said they’re unlikely to spend from the reserve this year. (via Alaska Beacon) [Alaska Senate advances bill to add mental health classes to school curriculum →]( Organizations involved in adolescent health said mental health education was needed for K-12 students because of high rates of youth suicide in Alaska, and because of an “alarming” increase in suicidal ideation among teenagers over the past decade. [Iditarod penalizes Dallas Seavey for ‘not sufficiently’ gutting moose he shot in defense of team →]( A panel convened to review Seavey’s fatal encounter with a moose earlier in the week determined that “the animal was not sufficiently gutted by the musher.” • See also: [With mushers charging out of 24-hour rests, a real race firms up on Iditarod’s middle stretch]( • And: [Iditarod mushers care for dogs, sleep, eat and repeat during their 24-hour breaks]( [SPONSORED - MAKing It: At Color Art, the modern era meets a centuries-old trade →]( Presented by First National Bank Alaska: Color Art Printing celebrated 65 years in business in Alaska last summer. Its story is one of passion for printing, design and community. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Woman fatally struck by minivan in South Anchorage parking lot was lying down, police say →]( Alaska r[anked choice supporters ask judge for pre-election ruling on repeal group’s misdeeds →]( [UAA women’s basketball wants to keep toppling giants in the GNAC championship tournament →]( [Biden plans temporary port for aid on Gaza’s coast as cease-fire talks stall →]( [Resilient and battle-tested, UAA men’s basketball is confident heading into GNAC tournament →]( [For the first time in centuries, a gray whale is spotted off New England →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States