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Good afternoon. It's Thursday, March 19.

In today's newsletter:

Work to replace cargo terminal 1 began this week at the Don Young Port of Alaska as part of the largest renovation project in the port's history.
Members of the Alaska House and Senate are set to meet today to begin negotiating an agreement on funding supplemental budget items requested by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Mushers and their teams continue to cross under the burled arch in Nome following the repeat victory of Jessie Holmes earlier this week. Check out some of our favorite photos from the finish line here.

If you ever find yourself lying in bed wide awake at 3 a.m., tossing and turning, unable to get back to sleep, you're far from alone. Tens of millions of adults experience insomnia, which can manifest in a variety of ways. Here are five techniques that can help you fall back asleep.

Anchorage weather

It's partly sunny today with a high around 16 degrees, and snow is likely. There's a chance of snow on Friday as well, while the forecast calls for partly and mostly sunny skies over the weekend. Daytime highs will climb into the high 20s over the next few days.

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

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Major renovations begin at Don Young Port of Alaska →

Work that began this week is part of a larger initiative to rebuild and stabilize the state's primary inbound cargo port by replacing cargo terminals and updating shipping infrastructure.

In pictures: 2026 Iditarod mushers reach Nome →

See some of our favorite moments from the finish line of this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race. Iditarod mushers trickled into Nome on Wednesday after the Tuesday night victory of Jessie Holmes.

Alaska lawmakers to negotiate on supplemental budget bill amid disagreement on savings draw →

A measure to fund transportation projects, disaster recovery, fire suppression and higher education scholarships remains stalled.

Quirky art gallery Bivy reopens in downtown Anchorage →

In 2017, a contemporary gallery unexpectedly popped up in downtown Anchorage. This fall, it reappeared across the street.

SPONSORED: MAKing It: Kenai Peninsula kids win with nonprofit, local banking partnership →

Presented by First National Bank Alaska: The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula provide invaluable out-of-school-time programming, child care, education and enrichment opportunities for Alaska kids — all with the support of their local banking team through every stage of development.