New law expands eligibility that will allow earlier interventions for infants and children, but providers say more funding is needed to provide those critical services.

The intense marine heatwave conditions that began roiling the Bering Sea in about 2016 resulted in the lowest winter sea ice extent measured in 150 years, widespread bird and marine mammal die-offs, a drastic shift in fish populations and a crash of snow crab stocks.

Veto sidesteps a problem with timing and a potential conflict with a ballot measure that Alaskans are already voting on.