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Good afternoon. It's Tuesday, Feb. 3.

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The Alaska ferry system is at risk of running out of operating funds this summer because of a frozen federal grant program, according to state transportation officials.
Lawyers with the state are working with Anchorage prosecutors to more aggressively go after serious shoplifters, in a partnership dedicated to "quality of life" crimes in the city.
Alaska's Republican congressional candidates continue to see a cash advantage heading into what are expected to be expensive reelection bids this year.

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Anchorage weather

It's cloudy today with a high around 36 degrees and a chance of rain this afternoon and evening. The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies on Wednesday, but a chance of freezing rain returns on Thursday.

Here's what else is making headlines in Alaska today.

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Alaska ferry system faces $78M budget hole after Trump administration delays federal grant →

Nearly half of the Alaska Marine Highway System budget in the current calendar year was intended to be funded with a grant from the Federal Transit Administration. But the grant, which was expected to be issued last year, has not yet been released.

State and city create task force to prosecute retail crime in Anchorage →

Though shoplifting is the current focus, officials say the joint task force will be a template applied in the future to other public safety issues.

Republican incumbents maintain fundraising leads in Alaska's congressional races →

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich had millions of dollars each in their campaign accounts heading into the election year.

Police open homicide investigation in death of Anchorage woman reported missing →

The Anchorage Police Department said 67-year-old Bonnie Wright was found dead in her Mountain View home.

Trump administration set to take bids in federal oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Cook Inlet →

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act Lease Sale 1" is the first of six lease sales mandated under the sweeping tax and budget bill passed by Congress last summer. (via Alaska Beacon)

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