As the Alaska State Legislature approached its scheduled adjournment Sunday, several low-profile bills with implications for Southeast Alaska passed Friday.

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After approving a predator control plan targeting wolves and bears around McGrath, and then proposing land-and-shoot wolf hunting in the Nelchina Basin, the Alaska Board of Game set its sights on wolves across Cook Inlet from Anchorage.