Anchorage

Members of the Anchorage Assembly are examining how the planned expansion of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson could further tighten the city's already strained housing market. The concern is that incoming military personnel and families would add demand to a limited supply of homes, pushing rents and prices higher in Anchorage.

Alaska is preparing a second round of funding under its Rural Health Transformation Program, according to the Anchorage Daily News. The program channels money to rural communities to strengthen health care services and infrastructure. Details on application dates and funding amounts have not yet been published, and there has been limited public discussion so far.