Your guide to Anchorage's election + mayor and school board candidates

Also: Dallas Seavey is poised to claim a record-breaking sixth Iditarod win. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, March 12. In today's newsletter: - As ballots [make their way to]( Anchorage voters, we've compiled [candidate guides]( and a rundown of the [bonds and propositions]( appearing on the ballot for April's by-mail city election. - Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey is poised to clinch [a record-breaking sixth victory]( today as he races toward Nome. - State lawmakers [are running out of time]( to reach a deal on Gov. Mike Dunleavy's education priorities after he threatened to veto a bipartisan measure that includes a historic school funding increase. With the Arctic Winter Games [now underway]( Daily News photographers Bill Roth and Marc Lester caught some of the action Monday, including giant slalom races and the Rail Jam at Skeetawk in Hatcher Pass, and biathlon competition at Anchorage's Kincaid Park. Relive the competition through their striking photos [here](. Anchorage weather It's cloudy today with a high around 36 degrees. Looking ahead, we can expect partly sunny skies through Friday with daytime highs in the low to mid-30s. South of Anchorage, forecasters said the area from Girdwood south through Turnagain Pass [could get another foot of snow]( today with heavy snowfall creating potentially hazardous driving conditions. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Vicky Ho, vho@adn.com [Q&As with 2024 candidates for Anchorage mayor and school board →]( Here’s what the candidates had to say about their priorities and many of the issues Anchorage voters said they care about most. [Watch your mailbox — ballots for Anchorage’s municipal election are on the way →]( [A guide to the 9 bonds and propositions on the ballot in the Anchorage city election →]( From trail access to elementary school improvements, from public restrooms to new cemeteries, here’s what propositions and bonds Anchorage voters will decide in the 2024 municipal election. ADVERTISEMENT [Iditarod set to crown Dallas Seavey as the race’s winningest musher ever →]( The five-time Iditarod champion left the checkpoint of White Mountain this morning and is poised to claim a record-breaking sixth win. "I don’t do this because of the race. I do this because I love this, and I love the experience of training dogs and developing them," he said. (via Alaska Public Media) [Bipartisan Alaska education package in limbo with veto deadline fast approaching →]( State lawmakers are running out of time to approve a new education deal before Thursday’s veto deadline of a bipartisan education package that overwhelmingly passed the Legislature last month. [Son of former Alaska state lawmaker acquitted of first-degree murder in father’s death; hung jury on other charges →]( The jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on three of the four charges against Tallon Westlake, who was charged in the death of his father, former state Rep. Dean Westlake. [UAF study calls for a coal-fired power plant in Southcentral Alaska →]( UAF’s feasibility study assumes that a coal power plant would be built off the contentious West Susitna Access Road near proven coal seams and that it would be fitted with carbon capture and storage technology. [Q&A: In documentary, skier Kikkan Randall opens up and hopes to inspire others →]( The 46-minute documentary covers the decorated skier’s youth in Anchorage, Olympic glory and battle with cancer. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [School on Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks may be shuttered due to district funding crisis →]( [Alaska newspaper publishers worry about bill ending some public notice requirements →]( [The Rewind: UAA men’s basketball team earns regional bid, Anchorage Wolverines clinch playoff berth and East boys, Service girls collect hoops titles →]( [Congressional hearing on Biden classified documents probe turns into proxy campaign battle →]( [Book review: In final installment of his young-adult series set in Alaska, author Dan Walker’s story accents the personal over the political →]( [Travel: Wait, are pilots allowed to sleep during flights? →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States