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
Alaska electricity prices eased in June, but not for households
New EIA figures show Alaska retail electricity prices ranged from 21.02 to 28.21 cents per kilowatt-hour in June, down from a May range of 23.71 to 31.36 cents. Sales also slipped as summer arrived.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read
Petersburg-area gillnetters get one more day before the fishery closes
An emergency order extends the Southeast drift gillnet fishery in Districts 6 and 8 by 24 hours, to noon Thursday, August 27, while closing Section 6-D outright and tightening subarea lines near Kupreanof and Mitkof islands.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
With monitoring down, the state is using a commercial opening to gauge coho
Fish and Game opened a 24-hour commercial coho period in Norton Sound Subdistricts 2 through 6, from 6 pm Friday to 6 pm Saturday, amid inoperable monitoring.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
The Fortymile road hunt lasted 48 hours, exactly as predicted
Fish and Game closed the road-accessible Fortymile caribou hunt in Zones 1 and 4 after 48 hours, on permits issued for a season running through Sept. 30.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Many Alaska districts can reuse last year's foster care agreement for federal funds
Alaska school districts cannot complete their Consolidated Application for federal ESEA money without a current, signed memorandum of understanding with the Office of Children's Services covering transportation for students in foster care, DEED said Wednesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A Situk River king salmon closure is extended as returns fall short
The 100-yard closure at the Situk River's Nine Mile Bridge runs through Aug. 31 instead of reopening Aug. 16. It is the latest of several 2026 king salmon restrictions layered across the drainage and the river mouth.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A placer mine near Ruby would work 35 acres of creek for a decade
Alaska opened comment on a water quality certification for a 10-year placer gold mine near Ruby that would work about 35 acres of Glenn Gulch and Flint Creek.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Yakutat scallop fishery closes as harvest reaches 145,000-pound cap
ADF&G is closing the Area D (Yakutat) commercial weathervane scallop fishery at 12:00 noon Wednesday, Aug. 26, under emergency order EO 1M2626, after the fleet takes the season's guideline harvest level of 145,000 pounds of shucked meat.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Juvenile charged with attempted murder after Klawock standoff
Alaska State Troopers say a juvenile fired a rifle at a Klawock police officer Monday night and kept shooting from inside a Prince of Wales Island residence before troopers used chemical munitions to end the standoff. No one was injured.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Troopers arrest Tok man accused of harassing firefighters on ATV
Alaska State Troopers say Patrick Cleary, 69, of Tok was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a REDDI report of an intoxicated man on an ATV harassing firefighters. He was held on $2,000 bail at Fairbanks Correctional Center pending arraignment.
by Maggie 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
East Cook Inlet clam beaches stay closed; the west side is the option
East Cook Inlet razor clam beaches remain closed, leaving Polly Creek and Crescent River Bar on the west side as the season's best option for diggers.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Fish and Game teams up with Arctic Entries for a night of wildlife storytelling
Alaska Fish and Game is partnering with Arctic Entries for "Shaped by Wildlife," a live storytelling event in Palmer on Nov. 13. Alaskans have until Sept. 7 to submit a story or nominate a storyteller.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Storm-displaced western Alaska workers can still get job help
Workers displaced by the October 2025 storms in western Alaska can still get resume help, interview coaching and career exploration at the state's job centers, though the disaster unemployment aid deadline has passed.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Kodiak's one-king limit runs three more weeks
Kodiak anglers have about three weeks left under the one-king-per-day saltwater cap set by Emergency Order 2-KS-4-17-26, which runs through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. Fish and Game's Aug. 25 report says king fishing has been steady, with several 20-pound-plus fish near the Fingers and Ugak Island.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A state grant would keep TB screening running at Anchorage homeless shelters
A $2.77 million state grant up for reading before the Anchorage Assembly on Sept. 1 pays for tuberculosis screening at homeless shelters and transitional living centers, and for emergency housing to isolate people with contagious airborne disease.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back to Alaska schools, with $1.15 million behind it
Alaska's education and health departments will rebuild student fitness assessments in 505 public schools, with testing targeted for the 2027-28 school year and funding drawn from the state's $272 million federal Rural Health Transformation Program.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Troopers charge Fairbanks man with vehicle theft after McGrath Road hit-and-run
Alaska State Troopers say a hit-and-run reported near McGrath Road in Fairbanks on Monday involved a stolen vehicle. Geomas Masang, 31, of Fairbanks faces five charges, including first-degree vehicle theft, and was remanded to the Fairbanks Correctional Center.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
An Anchorage housing provider gets another year of federal help for disabled renters
Two HUD Section 811 awards posted Tuesday send a combined $132,800 to Andrew Housing Co of Anchorage, money that subsidizes rent and operating costs for very-low-income renters with disabilities aged 18 to 62.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Anchorage set to get $3 million to expand its crisis-response system
Anchorage won a $3 million Rural Health Transformation Program grant from the Alaska Department of Health, the first year of a proposed $7 million, three-year plan to expand mobile crisis teams, mobile opioid treatment and short-term assisted living beds.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read
Cook Inlet pot boats get back into state-waters cod on Sept. 1
Two ADF&G emergency orders take effect in Cook Inlet on Sept. 1: the jig-only state-waters Pacific cod season closes at 12:01 a.m. and reopens immediately to all legal gear with 339,000 pounds left, and the parallel season opens at noon to longline hook vessels under 50 feet.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Dalton Highway repairs begin Wednesday, narrowing it to one lane
Permanent repairs to the Dalton Highway washout at Milepost 315.5 begin Wednesday at 6 a.m., narrowing the North Slope supply route to one lane with 24-hour flagging and delays up to 20 minutes between Mileposts 314.5 and 316.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
State disability council offers free online advocacy training Sept. 1-2
The Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education holds a free virtual advocacy training Sept. 1-2, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., covering disability history, voting rights and legislative advocacy for self-advocates, families, guardians and professional staff statewide.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
State moves to sell a second contractor gravel from one Dalton Highway pit
Alaska DNR's Division of Mining, Land and Water posted a notice Monday issuing Cruz Construction material sale contract ADL 422943 at the state gravel site at Dalton Highway Milepost 305. The available public listing does not show the volume authorized, the duration, or operating conditions.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Sand Point salmon fishery opens Wednesday for 109 hours, the longest window of the string
ADF&G listed Sand Point Commercial Salmon Fishery Advisory Announcement #24 on Monday, tied to Emergency Order #4-FS-M-SP-22-26, one day after the last authorized opening ended. A tip puts the new window at 109 hours, which the posted listing does not confirm.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska Native youth die by suicide at five times the rate of White youth
A state epidemiology bulletin released Monday reports Alaska Native youth aged 10 to 18 died by suicide at 47 per 100,000, against 9 per 100,000 for White youth, and the Department of Health is calling for culturally responsive, community-informed prevention.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Supreme Court lets Trump's mail-voting order advance, but Alaska's rules are unchanged for now
The U.S.The Supreme Court lifted an injunction on Trump's mail-voting order but didn't decide its legality. Alaska's rules are unchanged; a separate order blocks the key provision.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Anchorage may have paid the state's traffic-signal power bill for 20 years
Internal Audit Report 2026-05 found Anchorage's Traffic Engineering Department did not track the actual electricity cost of state traffic signals it operates under a 2005 agreement, making it hard to tell if the city paid bills the state owed. The Assembly takes up the report Sept. 1.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
A Kenai hunter education class opens for sign-ups this fall
ADF&G will open registration Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. for a $29 hunter education class in Kenai on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Snowshoe Gun Club. Twenty seats are available. The course covers firearms safety, conservation and respect for landowners.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Volunteers will build naloxone kits in Anchorage on Overdose Awareness Day
Volunteers will assemble naloxone kits for statewide distribution Monday, Aug. 31, at the Fairview Recreation Center in Anchorage. The Alaska Department of Health cites preliminary state figures showing 238 Alaskans died of opioid overdoses in 2025.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Juneau's king crab fishery closes Monday after a three-crab season
The Section 11-A personal use red and blue king crab fishery around Juneau closes at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, ending a season that opened Aug. 14. Harvest reports are due to ADF&G by Oct. 15 or households lose next year's privileges.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Kodiak salmon fishing extended again, running through Wednesday evening
ADF&G's Emergency Order #4-FS-K-40-26 gave Kodiak-area commercial salmon fishers 48 extra hours, from 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, across most districts. Chinook nonretention for purse seine gear stays in effect.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Inmate charged in Spring Creek assault that seriously injured another inmate
An inmate at Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward was seriously injured in a July 26 in-custody assault, and prosecutors filed assault and criminal mischief charges on Aug. 24 against Lloyd Luke, 43, of Fairbanks, who remains held at the facility.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Teller waits until 2027 for results of tank site testing on Grantley Harbor
Phase II environmental testing took place in August at Teller's shoreline tank site, where the community suspects leaked petroleum has reached Grantley Harbor.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Fairbanks would keep its 11.2 million gallon Tanana discharge cap
Alaska DEC's preliminary draft APDES permit for the City of Fairbanks and Golden Heart Utilities plant again proposes a maximum discharge of 11.2 million gallons a day into the Tanana River, up from 8.0 million in the 2015 draft. Applicant review closes Sept. 2, with public comment to follow.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Nevada man dies after falling overboard in Saw Mill Bay near Valdez
Guy Erikson, 39, of Nevada fell from a fishing vessel anchored in Saw Mill Bay about 10 miles outside Valdez Harbor at 12:10 am Sunday. Volunteer divers recovered his body that night. The Alaska Wildlife Troopers investigation is ongoing.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Prince William Sound's seine fishery stays closed, its next opening tied to hatchery returns
ADF&G's Announcement #39, issued Sunday, Aug. 23, keeps all Prince William Sound purse seine fisheries closed and ties the next commercial opening to PWSAC hatchery broodstock recruitment rather than a calendar date. The next seine announcement is due by 2 p.m. Tuesday.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A miner wants to run a cable across the Koyukuk and camp on its bank for five years
Alaska DNR is taking written comment through Sept. 2 on Ash Berringer's application to hang a 530-foot supply cable across the Middle Fork Koyukuk River near Chapman Island and run a six-person mining camp there for five years.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Dunleavy names a fentanyl awareness day; Alaska recorded 339 overdose deaths last year
Gov. Mike Dunleavy proclaimed Aug. 21 Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. Alaska recorded 339 overdose deaths in 2024, with fentanyl involved in about 73 percent.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A Fortymile caribou hunt closed after just 48 hours as the quota filled fast
A Fortymile caribou hunt in zones near the Steese Highway closed just two days after opening as the quota filled, drawing a complaint from Tanana Chiefs Conference over the short window and reporting period.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read