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.
120 4th St, Juneau, AK 99801, USA
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Suzanne LaFrance
“every federal or state dollar that we secure for construction reduces the impact of future shipping surcharges by about $2.50 down the line. When you add this $191.3 million settlement to the $25 million from the state and the $61.5 million in federal grants secured under my administration, The impact is massive. We are effectively protecting Alaskans from as much as $694 million in future surcharges on food, goods, and everyday supplies.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Mike Dunleavy
“this port has been a longstanding issue in terms of it being repaired and upgraded.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Dan Sullivan
“I was very much in the mindset that it's time to settle the litigation. As the mayor, as the attorney general said, this has been going on for more than a decade. We have won, and the federal government shouldn't just be dragging its feet. Enough is enough.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Dan Sullivan
“what I've been doing in my position as your senator is engaging. We've been engaging for years on this, but to really kind of up the tempo on engaging with the top people in our federal government that was the Maritime Administration Director, the mayor, and Administrator Steve Carmel, who— that was the direct litigation against the city. Secretary of Transportation Duffy, Attorney General Blanch, as he mentioned. And my message to all of them was, hey guys, come on, let's settle this.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Dan Sullivan
“what this settlement is going to do, it is going to dramatically help us bring down costs on everything from food and fuel that Alaskans need.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Suzanne LaFrance
“it's the largest settlement in the municipality's history. Every single dollar of this funding will go directly toward construction costs for the Port of Alaska modernization program.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Hilcorp wants to fill 95 acres of Arctic wetlands for a gravel mine — comment by Sept. 4
Hilcorp Alaska is seeking state approval to fill about 95 acres of North Slope wetlands near Deadhorse for a gravel mine to supply oil development. Comment is open until Sept. 4.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska extends fire season to Sept. 14 in Delta, Tok and Copper River areas
Burn permits stay mandatory two weeks past the normal Aug. 31 cutoff in the Delta, Tok and Copper River protection areas. The order runs Sept. 1 through 11:59 p.m. Sept. 14, and permits can still be suspended if conditions turn unsafe.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A Fairbanks homeowner interrupted a burglary. Troopers made an arrest eight days later.
The Alaska State Troopers Criminal Suppression Unit arrested Arther Chesley at a Fairbanks residence Thursday on a $15,000 felony warrant, eight days after a homeowner reported walking in on a burglary. The charges are accusations.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Coho must go back in the water on the Susitna and Little Susitna
Fish and Game closed coho retention on the Susitna and Little Susitna drainages, where the Little Susitna is projected far below its escapement goal.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Two of Juneau's most accessible coho streams close to fishing to protect weak runs
Fish and Game will close Juneau's Montana and Peterson creeks to coho fishing from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, after the runs fell short of their escapement goals in recent years.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Wright and Dunleavy insist the Alaska LNG project is alive
In one of his last public appearances at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association conference in Anchorage on Thursday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the state's oil and gas property tax is too high for gas line investors, and told the audience to press candidates on energy policy before the election.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Eshamy District stays closed as sockeye run behind target
ADF&G listed Prince William Sound salmon announcement #41 on Aug. 26, without its provisions available. Separately, a 5.3% five-year value share tripped the allocation plan's 5% trigger, capping set gillnet fishing at 36 hours a week in Eshamy, a district that closed in late August over weak sockeye passage.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
AIDEA's board will sign off on refreshing its due diligence fund
AIDEA's board voted to require its own sign-off before a $4.5 million due diligence fund is refreshed after fiscal 2027, in a meeting with a long closed session.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Southeast wolf hunters will be asked to leave a little of the animal behind
Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Division of Wildlife Conservation is asking hunters and trappers to allow sealers to take skin and muscle samples from wolves harvested in Game Management Units 1-3 and 5. Whole foreleg bones are requested from Unit 2 wolves.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority's first boat is getting a refit
The Federal Highway Administration has awarded $526,433 to Alaska DOT&PF to refurbish the MV Prince of Wales, the Inter-Island Ferry Authority vessel running daily between Hollis and Ketchikan, for regulatory compliance and passenger-space upgrades, with an award period ending June 30, 2028.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Federal grant of $545,820 funds Geist Road and Chena Pump Road corridor study
The Federal Highway Administration has awarded $545,820 to Alaska DOT&PF for a corridor study of Geist Road and Chena Pump Road from University Avenue to Chena Small Tracts Road, running through July 31, 2027.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Five Alaska bridges are getting new lights, above and below
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $154,649 to Alaska DOT&PF to replace aviation obstruction and marine navigation lighting on bridges in Juneau, Sitka, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor and Kotzebue with LED systems, with the award period ending Dec. 31, 2026.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Juneau loses two months of fishing to a 2020 landslide
ADF&G closes the marine waters of Gastineau Channel between the Salmon Creek Bridge line and the Juneau-Douglas Bridge to sport fishing for all species, including catch and release, from 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, to protect hatchery coho broodstock.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Kenai anglers won't get the extra coho they were expecting this fall
ADF&G is holding the Kenai River drainage coho bag limit at two fish from Sept. 1 through Nov. 30, overriding the regulatory step-up to three, citing below-average Cook Inlet coho abundance and limited escapement monitoring on the Kenai Peninsula.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Hecla is hiring for six jobs at the Greens Creek mine near Juneau
Hecla Mining Company listed six openings, from mining engineer to experienced miner, on the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development's weekly Juneau hot jobs list for Aug. 20-27. The state lists no wages.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Hunters near Nome have one last day for a bull moose before the season closes early
ADF&G's Emergency Order R5-05-26 ends the resident bull moose season in Unit 22D Remainder at 11:59 p.m. Friday, more than two weeks early, with the area's 17-bull quota expected to be filled. Other RM840 areas still open Sept. 1-14.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A vehicle fire shut a Richardson Highway lane Thursday morning
Alaska 511 reported a vehicle fire near mile marker 349 of the Richardson Highway at 9:04 a.m. Thursday, prompting a lane closure in all directions with police and ambulance on scene. The closure is listed through 11 a.m.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska says 4,264 fewer K-3 students ended the year reading at the lowest level
Alaska's share of K-3 students scoring well below reading benchmark fell from 39 to 26 percent over the 2025-26 school year, the state education department said.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
AIDEA commits $25 million to drill under the West Susitna road
AIDEA committed up to $25 million to drill under the proposed West Susitna road, naming the Nova Minerals, U.S. GoldMining and Terra Energy projects it would serve.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Resident king salmon limit near Petersburg is three a day in state waters
Alaska residents fishing the Petersburg area can keep three king salmon a day with no annual limit under a regional emergency order effective July 31; nonresidents get two a day and four a year. All kings must be 28 inches or longer, and a king salmon stamp is required to keep one.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Fairbanks's chum salmon fishery reopens on the Tanana on Friday
Personal use chum fishing in Subdistrict 6-C opens at 6 p.m. Friday for Fairbanks, North Pole and Salcha households, with dip nets and manned fish wheels on two 42-hour windows a week. All coho must be released alive.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
In Anchorage, SNAP recipients now face work requirements
Alaska's federal SNAP waiver runs through Oct. 31, 2026 and lifts the three-month time limit for able-bodied adults without dependents everywhere but Anchorage. General work requirements still apply statewide, and Anchorage recipients need another exemption to avoid the limit.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
New Alaska Medicaid work rules start in January 2027 — with broad exemptions
Some Alaska Medicaid recipients ages 19 to 64 must log 80 hours a month of work, school, training, or volunteering starting in January 2027. State guidance lists broad exemptions, including Alaska Native and American Indian enrollees, and tells recipients to update their contact information now.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Three Merbok-damaged stretches of the Nome-Council Highway are finally getting permanent repairs
The Federal Highway Administration awarded Alaska DOT&PF three grants totaling $2,417,398 for permanent repairs to storm-damaged segments of the Nome-Council Highway, with all three awards running through April 1, 2028.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Rural health transformation program set as keynote topic at Anchorage disability employment conference
The Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education says the Oct. 12-13 Employment First Conference at Anchorage's Dena'ina Center will feature a keynote on the Rural Health Transformation Program, Alaska's $272 million federal rural health award.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska's transmission tariff would grandfather 11 existing agreements
Alaska's regional transmission organization filed a tariff that would grandfather 11 existing agreements, including Bradley Lake and the Northern Intertie.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Chugach wants another cent for the gas it sells to itself
Regulators are taking comment until Sept. 3 on Chugach Electric's request to raise the price it charges itself for Beluga River Unit gas from $8.13 to $8.14 per Mcf. The cost reaches Anchorage bills through the utility's COPA surcharge.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Three Afognak sections close as Kodiak gets a 102-hour opening
ADF&G's Aug. 26 Kodiak advisory closed Duck Bay, Izhut Bay and Outer Kitoi Bay at 6 p.m. Wednesday while opening staggered periods elsewhere, including 102 hours through 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in Outer Ayakulik, Humpy-Deadman and the Northeast Kodiak District.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
As the Chena's king salmon collapse, Fairbanks debates how wide a riverfront buffer to require
The draft Chena Riverfront Plan reviewed by a Fairbanks North Star Borough subcommittee Wednesday calls for habitat restoration and riparian buffers to reverse a Chinook decline that left the Chena with an estimated 397 spawners in 2024, far below the 3,300 to 5,700 goal.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Meta settlement would cap teen social media at two hours a day, bringing Alaska millions
Under a $17.1 billion multistate settlement announced Wednesday, Meta must impose a combined two-hour daily limit for minors on Instagram and Facebook, block access from midnight to 6 a.m., and shut off school-hours notifications. Alaska will receive about $20 million.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Troopers arrest driver after semitrailer collapses onto pickup on Parks Highway
Alaska State Troopers say a stolen commercial semitrailer collapsed onto a pickup bed on the Parks Highway in Wasilla on Wednesday after an improvised towing rig failed. Donovan Lee is charged with first-degree theft and is held without bail at Mat-Su Pretrial.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Two arrested in North Pole burglary involving stolen firearms
Alaska State Troopers arrested William Clatterbuck and Briana Perry on Wednesday in a North Pole residential burglary in which a snow machine, a large generator and firearms were stolen. Troopers say more charges may follow.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A Hoonah oyster farm wants to grow to about 10 acres
Alaska DNR published notice Wednesday, Aug. 26, of an aquatic farm lease amendment and renewal sought by Kaawu Oyster Company for its Pacific oyster operation at Port Frederick near Hoonah in Southeast Alaska.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A $1.5 billion Seward Highway rebuild goes to public comment Sept. 22
Alaska DOT&PF will take public comment from Sept. 22 to Oct. 22 on the Safer Seward Highway rebuild, starting with a meeting at Anchorage's Loussac Library and a virtual session the next night. The four-lane plan is estimated at more than $1.5 billion.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
State begins emergency repairs at Skagway ferry terminal with no reopening date
Skagway remains without state ferry service as the state works under an emergency contract to repair its ferry terminal, closed since Aug. 15 after cracks appeared in the abutment.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
A crash closed a lane of the Seward Highway on Wednesday afternoon
A motor vehicle accident closed the southbound lane of the Seward Highway at Mile 24.5 on the Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday afternoon, with law enforcement on scene directing traffic through the alert window ending at 5:30 p.m.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Ninth Circuit upholds federal Cook Inlet salmon management against drift fleet challenge
A Ninth Circuit panel upheld federal management of Cook Inlet's offshore salmon fishery, rejecting every claim brought by two Cook Inlet fishing groups.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Reported crime in Alaska rose 7.2% in 2025, driven by Anchorage increases
The 2025 Crime in Alaska report shows total reported offenses up 7.2% from 2024, with Anchorage Police reporting a 14.6% increase while Alaska State Troopers reported a 5.9% decrease. Overall crime remains 36.9% below 2018 levels.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Montana man charged with 37 counts in Bethel hunting residency case
Alaska Wildlife Troopers say a 65-year-old Montana man claimed Alaska residency for years to hunt, resulting in 37 criminal counts including taking moose over the limit. Arraignment is set for September 9 in Bethel Court. The charges are accusations.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read
Nonresidents can't keep yelloweye around Prince of Wales anymore
ADF&G's Prince of Wales report for Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, closes demersal shelf rockfish retention, including yelloweye, for nonresident anglers. Alaska residents may still keep one a day, two in possession. Nonresident lingcod harvest reopens Sept. 1.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read