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Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, July 8.

In today's newsletter:

The Municipality of Anchorage and federal government are settling a protracted lawsuit over botched construction at the Don Young Port of Alaska two decades ago for $180 million.
The race to replace Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon — who is running for a seat in the state Senate — has drawn the largest field of candidates among this year’s 50 legislative races.
The Anchorage Assembly approved attorney Bill Falsey’s appointment to serve as municipal manager, a job he previously held under former Mayor Ethan Berkowitz from 2017 to 2020.

You look forward to it all through the cold, dark winter: a summer trip to spend time with friends (and the sun). But group trips can be fraught with potential conflicts. From planning activities and budgeting to meals and checking out, here are 42 rules and tips to help make sure you’re still friends at the end of the trip.

Anchorage weather

It's mostly cloudy today with a high around 66 degrees, and there's a chance of rain showers this evening that could stretch into Thursday. We could see mostly sunny skies on Friday. Daytime highs will range from the low to mid-70s over the next few days.

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

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Anchorage and feds settle port lawsuit, securing $180M for modernization project →

The legal back-and-forth with the federal government has dragged on since 2014. The $180 million payment is about half of what the municipality sought to recover.

7 candidates vie for Southwest Alaska seat left open by House speaker’s run for state Senate →

The outcome of the race in this sprawling House district — one of Alaska's largest and most geographically diverse — could have implications for the balance of power in the state Legislature.

Assembly approves Bill Falsey to take over as Anchorage municipal manager →

Falsey will take over the role from current the municipal manager, Becky Windt Pearson, who is leaving to work at the Glenfarne Group, the company heading efforts around the Alaska LNG project.

Probe finds letter from Homer Rep. Vance likely violated ethics law →

An ethics committee found probable cause that a letter from Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance criticizing the Homer News’ coverage of a Charlie Kirk vigil amounted to an illegal partisan use of official resources. (via Alaska Public Media)

Wrongfully convicted Alaskans can apply for withheld PFDs under new law →

Alaskans whose convictions were vacated, reversed or dismissed will have two years to apply for past dividend payments they were ineligible for while in prison. (via Alaska Beacon)