Home-rule borough covering Alaska's Arctic Coast from the Canadian border to the Chukchi Sea. Largest U.S. borough by area. Seat at Utqiagvik; economy built on oil and Inupiaq subsistence.
North Slope Borough, AK, USA

Speaker B
“Under the current terms, we're getting a lot closer to being kept whole, depending on the things we know and the things we don't know about the impacts of this project.”House Finance, 5/29/26, 1:30pm · May 29, 2026

Speaker B
“My $150 is we're willing to negotiate to a point where we cover our costs and it will be significantly shorter than the $8.5 mil structure.”House Finance, 5/29/26, 1:30pm · May 29, 2026

Speaker G
“it's our responsibility as elected officials and you guys specifically as representatives that we look out for the best interests of all of our communities and that the resources that we have to deliver, whether they're to market or to our residents, are equally shared by us all.”House Finance, 5/29/26, 1:30pm · May 29, 2026

Speaker G
“what the, the 2945 on the GTP would do, it would enable, um, uh, the buck stopping at the, uh, the producer, the state, and the North Slope Borough, um, at an administrative level. And I think that, that information sharing and understanding is important”House Finance, 5/29/26, 1:30pm · May 29, 2026

Speaker B
“I suggested the AVT. I am probably one of the few people in the state that has sat at every side of these tables, um, the industry side, the muni side, and the legislative side. And I like the fact that we share in the benefits when things are going well and share in some of the risk when they're not.”House Finance, 5/29/26, 1:30pm · May 29, 2026
North Slope Borough Assembly contract approval for water and sewer operations in seven villages

The Assembly authorized a five-year contract with Axon Enterprise to replace aging body cameras, in-car video, and Tasers across all borough communities. Officials said the upgrade aims to improve transparency and accountability.

Alaska DNR is reviewing a five-year land use permit for Fredrick Harbison's Iron Hills Guides to run commercial guiding on the Alatna River near Gates of the Arctic.

North Slope Borough Assembly grant appropriations for wildlife research, housing repairs, homeless services, and public safety equipment

The state's preliminary decision would lease 715 acres near Deadhorse to STAK Energy for a 1-3 gigawatt natural gas facility. Written comments are due June 15.

Alyeschem held groundbreaking May 15, 2026 for Alaska's first petrochemical manufacturing facility on the North Slope, backed by $70M AIDEA financing. Plant will convert stranded natural gas into methanol and ultra-low sulfur diesel, creating 150 construction jobs and eliminating 4,000 annual truck trips on Dalton Highway.

A person died Saturday following an officer-involved shooting in Utqiaġvik, with Alaska State Troopers now investigating the incident.

The Alaska Bureau of Investigation identified the man killed and the two officers involved in a May 23 officer-involved shooting in Utqiagvik following a domestic violence call.

Winter Weather Advisory covers Central Brooks Range through Monday evening. Four to 8 inches of snow and blowing conditions are hitting Atigun Pass and the Dalton Highway corridor.

Saima Chase’s filing for House District 40 sets up a 2026 rematch with Rep. Robyn Niayuq Burke Frier in a district where geography may matter as much as party.

BLM opens bids June 5 on an ANWR Coastal Plain lease sale. After a canceled 2021 auction and a 2025 bust, industry interest is finally being tested again.

Mayor Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak's Founders' Day message on Thursday frames the borough's 1972 incorporation as an act of Iñupiat self-determination against oil development, a civic identity claim that lands while the borough's oil-dependent finances face scrutiny.

The North Slope Borough, Fairbanks North Star Borough, and City of Valdez filed a joint administrative appeal June 22 challenging state property tax assessments on Trans-Alaska Pipeline infrastructure. The dispute directly threatens school and service budgets in all three communities.
