Alaska state government's executive branch, headed by the Governor and 15 cabinet departments. Oversees education, public safety, transportation, health, commerce, and natural resource management for the 49th state.
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The Alaska Division of Forestry holds two parcels at McGrath Airport for wildfire suppression operations under leases ADA-07664 and ADA-07665. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is seeking non-competitive five-year extensions on both parcels, and the public has until 4:30 p.m. July 27 to submit comments.


Mike Dunleavy
“We just had a record cold winter. We're running out of gas. Our bases are running out of gas. The world is in chaos.”Source · Jun 19, 2026
ADF&G's emergency order effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, raises subsistence household possession limits to 25 sockeye and annual limits to 100 fish at Redoubt Bay and Lake near Sitka, while sport anglers get a 6-fish bag limit, after projected escapement of more than 40,000 fish blows past the management plan's upper threshold of 25,000.

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development is requiring designated Food Program Contacts and representatives for Child and Adult Care Food Program sponsors to complete multi-day virtual trainings this summer, with sessions for child care centers beginning July 21 and Head Start programs in August.

Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors of Louisiana submitted a bid of just under $350 million Tuesday to build a new ocean-class ferry for the Alaska Marine Highway System, replacing a vessel that has served remote Southcentral and Aleutian communities since 1964.

Street demolition, excavation, and backfill work are set to begin this week on Steadman Street in Nome, with one project barge already docked and a second expected soon as Alaska DOT&PF's ADA reconstruction project advances along a segment of the corridor.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized revised migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations for Alaska on June 23, 2026, setting species-specific seasons and regional boundaries developed with Alaska Native representatives and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

A confidential AGDC document describing how Alaska could remove Glenfarne as Alaska LNG's lead developer leaked, surfacing publicly at Friday's HB 381 hearing.

Alaska is raising the Kasilof sockeye limit to six fish as reds run strong, while tightening king salmon rules on the same river after four years of missed escapement goals.

A landslide closed the Dalton Highway in both directions between mile markers 230 and 231 Monday morning, according to Alaska 511. Crews are en route; the planned reopening window runs to approximately 8 p.m. Alaska time.

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.

Alaska's DNR opened 152 state land parcels for auction this fall, open only to residents — a range of road-accessible and remote lots, with state financing available.

Alaska State Troopers say a teenager set a sleeping man on fire at a Kasilof cabin during a youth-treatment fishing trip. The victim survived; felony charges filed.

Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Seth Krause, 19, of Wisconsin after he lifted a wild king salmon from the Anchor River in violation of an Emergency Order requiring all kings to stay in the water. A bailable citation was filed with the Homer Courthouse.

A legislative ethics subcommittee found probable cause that Rep. Sarah Vance misused state resources to pressure the Homer News over an article. The case heads to a full hearing.

A motor vehicle collision closed Kalifornsky Beach Road at Mile 3 near Kasilof on Monday afternoon, with several emergency vehicles on scene. The Alaska 511 alert was active from 12:10 p.m. to approximately 2:09 p.m. AKDT on June 29.

Sport and personal use shrimp fishing in Juneau-area Section 11-A waters and Tenakee Inlet stays closed until further notice, while personal use king crab fishing reopens July 1 for Alaska residents — though Section 11-A, the Juneau home waters, remains closed to king crab as well.

ADF&G announced Monday that Board of Game regulations adopted for Southeast and Southcentral Alaska this winter remain in legal limbo with no completion date, while a printing failure has separately delayed physical harvest tickets for moose, caribou, sheep, deer, and black bear — a one-two punch hitting hunters as seasons approach.

Marine boat anglers returning to Craig or Klawock on Prince of Wales Island may not fillet, de-head, or mutilate lingcod, nonpelagic rockfish, or king or coho salmon at sea; ADF&G creel technicians are now on those docks collecting data that drives fisheries management across the island.

Alaska's Senate passed LNG bill HB 381 12-8; Gov. Dunleavy called a second special session to rewrite provisions he says would sink the North Slope gas project.

ADF&G is increasing the Wood River drainage sockeye bag and possession limit to 10 fish, effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, through December 31, 2026. The change follows projections that the sockeye run will exceed the escapement goal of 700,000 to 1.8 million fish.

Luke Shaishnikoff, 26, was arrested June 18 on Akun Island after a multi-month FBI and Alaska State Trooper investigation; Coast Guard and FBI aircraft carried two simultaneous teams to Akun and Unalaska, and the case remains open with additional charges possible.

An Anchorage judge will rule Friday on whether a second "Dan Sullivan" can join Sen. Dan Sullivan on Alaska's primary ballot, as a ballot-printing deadline looms.

An Alaska Air National Guard helicopter crew found a downed Piper Pacer on June 19 near Kanak Island, roughly 20 hours after troopers were notified the solo pilot was overdue on a Yakutat-to-Fairbanks flight; the pilot was found dead and the NTSB will lead the investigation.

Alaska DNR issued a preliminary decision to grant Fishhook Renewable Energy, LLC a 30-year lease and easement on Fishhook Creek in Hatcher Pass; anyone who wants standing to appeal the final decision must submit written comments by 11:59 p.m. on July 29.

A mudslide hit the Parks Highway near mile marker 212 Monday, forcing one-lane traffic control in both directions. Alaska 511 lists cleanup as scheduled to wrap by noon Alaska time.

Two officials who took a gift-funded Arctic Winter Games trip refused to explain its legislative purpose, exposing a gap in Alaska's ethics rules now closed by a new law.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy line-item vetoed nearly $90 million from Alaska's 2027 budget, citing fiscal sustainability, while leaving the Legislature's main school funding intact.

DEC issued a Categorical Exclusion June 22 for a 2,050-foot water pipe rehabilitation in Parkdown Estates, Anchorage, exempting the project from further environmental review under 18 AAC 76.235. Residents may request documentation from DEC and can revoke the determination by submitting adverse information.

Governor Mike Dunleavy signed HB 73 on Thursday, creating a new 'Complex Care Residential Homes' license category in Alaska law for individuals with severe behavioral and medical needs who fall between home care and hospitalization. Regulations must be in place by July 1, 2031.

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.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted 2026 overfishing limits and acceptable biological catch levels for Aleutian Islands and Pribilof Islands golden king crab on Friday, confirming neither stock is currently subject to overfishing.

Blake Gettys, running for lieutenant governor on Shelley Hughes' ticket, is making his case to Kenai Peninsula voters through three compounding catastrophes: his wife's death, a near-fatal grizzly mauling, and the 2014 Funny River Fire. Whether personal resilience translates into readiness for the office is the question voters will have to answer.

AIDEA authorized up to $190 million for ANWR seismic testing — backed by Kaktovik, the only community located inside the wildlife refuge

ADF&G is banning king salmon retention across the entire Nushagak-Mulchatna drainage from 12:01 a.m. Sunday, June 28 through July 31, citing a run that has put only 6,240 fish past the Portage Creek sonar through June 24 — well behind projection on a stock already designated a concern since 2022.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed Alaska's FY2027 budget, directing a temporary oil-revenue windfall to school infrastructure and rural districts' rising energy costs.

Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued a summons Saturday to a 29-year-old Wasilla man at Kasilof North beach for failing to record salmon on his Upper Cook Inlet Personal Use Permit before leaving — a reminder that on-site logging is actively enforced during the busy dipnet season.

The Alaska Senate's rewrite of HB 381 caps utility gas prices, adds oversight of AGDC, protects ratepayers from overruns, and sends early tax revenue to boroughs.

Matanuska Electric wants to let members buy into renewable power without a rooftop install. The cost, and the effect on other ratepayers, is still undecided.

Fire managers suspended burn permits in the Tok Fire Prevention Area on Wednesday, citing hot, dry weather and the influx of visitors expected for the Chickenstock music event in the Fortymile Country.

A motor vehicle crash has closed the Richardson Highway in both directions at milepost 210, according to an official Alaska 511 alert issued Sunday. The alert covers the Delta, Fairbanks, Mat-Su, and Tok regions and advises travelers the closure is in effect until further notice.
