The Office of the Governor (Governor's Office) is the executive office that leads Alaska's state government. It issues executive orders, proclamations, budget vetoes, appointments and disaster declarations, and sets policy on resource development, energy projects and fiscal matters.
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Dunleavy proclaims Charlie Kirk Day for a second year and Employment First Awareness Week
Gov. Mike Dunleavy proclaimed Oct. 14 Charlie Kirk Day in Recognition of the First Amendment and Oct. 12-16 Employment First Awareness Week for Alaskans with disabilities.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
Senate committee votes to subpoena DNR commissioner over AIDEA land transfers
Alaska Senate Resources Committee votes to subpoena DNR Commissioner John Crowther to testify Oct. 26 and produce records on no-cost state land transfers to AIDEA.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago4 min read
Alaska pre-K programs will no longer need mental health consultation to get state funding
A revised Alaska rule effective Nov. 7 drops required mental health consultation and coaching from pre-K funding standards; expulsion ban and suspension limits stay.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
AIDEA takes over governor's energy conference with up to $400,000
AIDEA's board adopted a Sept. 22 resolution in Kotzebue to run the 2027 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, with up to $400,000 and a contract for the firm that has run it since 2022. No fund source is named.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
East side Cook Inlet setnetters must prove recent fishing to stay in the fishery
The Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission creates an East Side Set Net permit area in Cook Inlet Jan. 1, 2027. Permit holders must apply by Dec. 31 to be reassigned.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago3 min read
Dunleavy proclaims Winter Weather Preparedness Week, urging safe driving and emergency kits
Gov. Mike Dunleavy proclaims Oct. 4-10 Winter Weather Preparedness Week in Alaska, urging safe winter driving, ice safety, avalanche awareness and emergency kits.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Residential fires killed 14 Alaskans in 2025, governor's proclamation says
Gov. Mike Dunleavy's Fire Prevention Month proclamation reports 751 residential fires in 2025, 14 civilian deaths and about $45.2 million in losses. More than half the deaths came in homes with no smoke alarms.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Alaska lifts 500-day hiring and regulation freeze, no reason given
Gov. Mike Dunleavy revoked the state hiring, travel and regulation freeze after 500 days, in a four-sentence order that gives no reason for the change.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Flags fly at half-staff Tuesday for former Ketchikan Rep. Cheri Davis
Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered flags lowered Sept. 22 for former Rep. Cheri Davis, a Ketchikan Republican who served in the Alaska House from 1989 to 1992.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Dunleavy proclaims Sept. 13-19 Suicide Prevention Week in Alaska
Gov. Mike Dunleavy designated Sept. 13-19 as Suicide Prevention Week in Alaska, urging people worried about someone to ask directly and stay with them.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Every number in Dunleavy's annual literacy proclamation has fallen since 2024
Every figure in Gov. Dunleavy's annual adult literacy proclamation has declined since 2024, including adults without a diploma, graduates and people served.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Dunleavy proclaims Sept. 9 FASD Awareness Day, citing Alaska's high per capita rate
Gov. Mike Dunleavy's proclamation naming Sept. 9 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day says Alaska's per capita FASD prevalence stays high compared with other states and that lifetime costs run into the millions of dollars per person.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska's only blood bank is critically short of O and AB blood; six centers are taking donors
Blood Bank of Alaska listed a critical need for O positive, O negative, AB positive and AB negative blood on Sept. 1, the day Gov. Mike Dunleavy proclaimed Sept. 1-7 Alaska Blood Donation Week. Only 2% of Alaskans donate annually.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska nonprofits can now apply to grant K-12 scholarships under a new federal tax credit
Alaska is joining the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, letting nonprofits award K-12 scholarships starting 2027. Applications are open; school groups oppose it.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Comments on the $400 million Bradley Lake expansion close Friday
Governor Mike Dunleavy's Alaska Hydropower Day proclamation, dated Monday, says the state is expanding the Bradley Lake Project through the Alaska Energy Authority. Federal comments on the $400 million expansion close Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Former Rep. Carl Morgan, mayor of Aniak and Kuskokwim Native leader, has died
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Tuesday the death of former Rep. Carl Morgan of Aniak, who served in the Alaska State House from 1999 to 2004. Flags will be lowered statewide on a date set with Morgan's family.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska ferry system awarded more than $410 million in federal funding
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded more than $410 million to the Alaska Marine Highway System across six applications, including $161.2 million for operations and $153.4 million to replace the M/V LeConte.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A new federal tax credit will let Alaskans fund K-12 scholarships, and nonprofits can start signing up now
Alaska is accepting applications from nonprofits to award K-12 scholarships funded by donations that earn a new federal tax credit of up to $1,700, under a program starting in 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
An Iñupiaq firefighter from Noorvik died fighting a Minnesota wildfire, and two states lowered their flags
Leslie R. Washington, 41, of Noorvik died August 11 on the Bear Trap Fire in Minnesota. Federal officials named him, his employer and his crew within a day. Alaska's only public statement is a two-sentence half-staff order running through close of business Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Gas tax package still off the Senate floor as the special session nears its limit
The Alaska State Senate met Monday for a technical session, waived roll call and other opening business, took up no bills or resolutions, and adjourned until 2 p.m. Friday, August 21.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Dunleavy's LNG bill would swap a graduated S corp tax topping 9.4% for a flat 2%
Governor Mike Dunleavy transmitted a compromise Alaska LNG tax and oversight bill Wednesday, lowering the disputed S corporation income tax to a flat 2%, delaying it to 2030, and dropping a cut to state education aid for boroughs receiving gas line tax revenue.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Senate majority to regulators: reconsider the rejected gas storage project, and make BlueCrest produce
At a press availability Monday, Alaska Senate majority members said they are sending a letter asking the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to reconsider its denial of Enstar's Kenai gas storage petition. They also called on the governor to get BlueCrest's undeveloped Cosmopolitan lease into production.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Alaska stands up a new office to coordinate military affairs
Gov. Dunleavy created the Alaska Military Affairs Office to coordinate defense matters and pursue federal funding, backed by a Pentagon OLDCC grant of undisclosed size.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Alaska won up to $160M to hunt critical minerals with AI and microbes
The NSF picked UAF to lead a new critical-minerals "innovation engine" worth up to $160M, using AI-enabled exploration and biomining — in a state holding 56 of 60 US critical minerals.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
King Cove finally gets its road, and the lawsuits are still coming
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the last federal permit needed for the King Cove–Cold Bay road on July 10, clearing the way for construction to begin within 30 days after more than three decades of advocacy and litigation.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Anchorage won $191 million for the port that feeds Alaska
The Municipality of Anchorage and the U.S. Maritime Administration settled a 12-year lawsuit Tuesday, with the U.S. paying $180 million to the city. Combined with prior funds, the total reaches $191.3 million, the largest settlement in the municipality's history, with every dollar directed toward Port of Alaska construction costs.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Federal settlement sends $180 million to Port of Alaska modernization
Governor Dunleavy, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance announced Tuesday that the federal government will pay $180 million to settle a two-decade lawsuit over a failed MARAD construction project, directing the funds toward a $2.7 billion effort to rebuild the port that supplies roughly 90% of Alaskans.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
An oil spike filled Alaska's budget and hammered its schools — and the new budget sends some back
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed Alaska's FY2027 budget, directing a temporary oil-revenue windfall to school infrastructure and rural districts' rising energy costs.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Alaska Lowers Its Flags for Susan Sullivan
Flags fly half-staff June 24 for former Rep. Susan Sullivan, the youngest woman ever elected to Alaska's Legislature and a co-sponsor of the Permanent Fund's framework.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Alaska House passes new tax structure for Alaska LNG pipeline aimed at attracting investors
The Alaska House passed HB 381 on Friday, replacing property tax with a volume-based tax on natural gas transported through the proposed Alaska LNG pipeline. Governor Mike Dunleavy called the vote a significant step toward advancing the project.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago3 min read
Alaska raises rural power subsidy floor, cutting support $3M
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska raised the Power Cost Equalization base rate from 20.38 to 22.11 cents per kilowatt-hour on May 1, cutting support for rural communities by roughly $3 million as Railbelt utility costs climb.
by Alaska Newsadded 4mo ago2 min read
Dunleavy warns of 45-cent power without gas-line tax deal
Governor Dunleavy says Alaska faces electricity costs of 35 to 45 cents per kilowatt hour within five to 10 years without legislative action on a tax bill to finance the North Slope gas pipeline. He warns that rates above 10 cents per thousand cubic feet will make the $40 billion Alaska LNG Project unfinanceable.
by Alaska Newsadded 4mo ago3 min read
Alaska LNG developer says financing secured, eyes 2027 start
The developer behind the Alaska LNG project says financing is lined up and construction could begin in 2027. The timeline depends on the legislature approving a tax deal and regulators signing off on a gas supply agreement for Southcentral Alaska.
by Alaska Newsadded 4mo ago2 min readAlaska LNG nears Enstar supply deal as Cook Inlet gas declines
The Alaska LNG project is close to a gas supply agreement with Enstar Natural Gas that would deliver North Slope gas to Southcentral Alaska at prices below imported LNG. The deal awaits regulatory approval before the 807-mile pipeline can move to financial close.
by Alaska Newsadded 4mo ago3 min read
Dunleavy becomes permanent Arctic security chair under DOD agreement
A new agreement gives Alaska's governor a permanent seat in Department of Defense Arctic policy discussions. The memorandum of understanding with the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies formalizes state influence over federal military and security decisions in the region.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read
Alaska LNG Project Shifts Focus to In-State Gas, Delays Export Phase
Glenfarne Group CEO says Alaska LNG project now prioritizes in-state gas supply over international exports, with no timeline given for the export phase.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago3 min read
Governor Dunleavy touts gas pipeline, credits Trump for reversing federal limits
A senior Alaska official expressed confidence Thursday that the state legislature will approve a major natural gas pipeline project and credited the Trump administration with reversing dozens of federal restrictions.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read
Dunleavy vetoes transit plan, calls special session on gas pipeline tax
Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed a statewide transit planning bill Thursday while calling the Alaska Legislature into special session to address natural gas pipeline taxation, with Senate Finance Committee hearings scheduled to begin Wednesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read
Aspect Holdings addresses $100B Alaska projection, contested Teshekpuk lease
Aspect Holdings won eight lease blocks covering 110,000 acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and projects $100 billion in present-value revenue wealth to the state from North Slope development.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read
Alaska energy conference closes with call to protect economic freedom
Governor Dunleavy and author Magatte Wade closed Thursday's Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference with a discussion comparing Alaska's regulatory environment to global trends in entrepreneurship and economic freedom.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read