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
Wasilla man fined $320 for false residency claim on a fishing and hunting license
Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited a Wasilla man $320 for a false residency claim on a sport fishing and hunting license, days after Dunleavy vetoed a residency bill.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Upper Koyukuk and Innoko villages can keep every salmon again starting Monday
Starting 8 a.m. Monday, subsistence fishers in the Koyukuk and Innoko drainages can use 6-inch gillnets around the clock and keep everything they catch, while the Yukon mainstem stays closed to protect Canadian-bound fall chum.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Kodiak westside, Afognak and Alitak sections get a 45-hour extension
ADF&G's Kodiak commercial salmon advisory #37, issued Saturday, extends fishing 45 hours to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17 in Southwest Kodiak, Northwest Kodiak, Afognak and Alitak sections. Purse seine non-retention of Chinook 28 inches or greater stays in effect.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Troopers arrest Palmer man on felony charge over mobile home abandoned on Old Glenn Highway
Alaska State Troopers say a wheelless mobile home abandoned in a pullout near mile 12 of the Old Glenn Highway caused about $3,000 in roadway damage. A 21-year-old Palmer man was arrested Saturday on three counts of criminal mischief and a false report charge.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Wildland firefighters find Fairbanks man missing 19 days alive near Old Murphy Dome Road
Rodney Rutherford, 73, missing since July 24, was found alive and in relatively good health on Aug. 12 by smokejumpers working the initial attack on the McCloud Fire west of Old Murphy Dome Road, troopers said. He was taken to a Fairbanks area hospital.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Alaska will build software to help inspect its bridges
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $126,917 to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, based in Juneau, to develop and field-validate computer vision tools that help inspectors detect and measure bridge defects. The work is due by Dec. 31, 2026.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Prince William Sound seiners get 12 hours Sunday across six districts
Announcement No. 35 opens specified waters in five Prince William Sound districts to purse seining from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16. Hidden Bay anadromous stream closures are waived for the period, and ADF&G says future openings should shift to every other day.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Bradley Lake expansion has carried three price tags in four months as the comment window closes
Federal regulators take comment on the Bradley Lake expansion until 5 p.m. Eastern Aug. 28. The state has priced it at $435.9 million, $420 million and $400 million in four months, and the record does not show whether the utility committee adopted the financing resolution July 24.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
1,900 Alaskans flagged as 'inactive non-citizen' can still vote Tuesday
About 1,900 Alaska voters remain flagged as "inactive non-citizen" three days before the Aug. 18 primary. Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher told lawmakers the flags will not be cleared in bulk because precinct registers are already printed and mailed.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
HUD awards $85,520 to Anchorage disability housing provider
Two HUD notices posted Saturday send a combined $85,520 to AASC Housing II Inc of Anchorage under Section 811, the federal program that subsidizes rent for very-low-income residents with disabilities aged 18 to 61.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Skagway ferry port closed indefinitely; state gives no repair timeline
The Alaska Marine Highway System has closed the port of Skagway until further notice and suspended all ferry service, citing major structural damage at its docking facility. The undated web alert gives no cause, no timetable and no repair estimate.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Hoonah and Ketchikan dock projects renew marine mammal permits without breaking ground
NOAA Fisheries renewed marine mammal permits for Hoonah's cargo dock and Ketchikan's ferry berths through August 2027. Neither project has started construction.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Trucks keep hitting the Tudor Road overpass. The rebuild is years out
The Federal Highway Administration obligated another $912,130 on Aug. 4 to the Seward Highway and Tudor Road interchange reconstruction, the first addition since 2023. Environmental document approval and 35 percent design review are both due this month.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Dalton corridor suit is not over: groups appeal, and 700,000 acres remain in dispute
Ten groups are appealing a ruling on Alaska's transfer of Dalton Highway corridor land, as the state cites its statehood entitlement and tribes warn of lost subsistence rights.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
An FAA cleanup contract for Gustavus, most of it at Metlakatla
The FAA awarded Brice Solutions, LLC of Anchorage nearly $8.9 million in three contracts this month for soil remediation and site investigations at former agency properties, including the Woody Island and Kodiak control tower sites and the former FAA tank farm at Gustavus.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Alaska takes a first step toward new air permits for Hilcorp's Nikaitchuq oil field
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation posted notice Aug. 7 of a preliminary decision approving a new minor air permit for Hilcorp Alaska's Nikaitchuq Development at Oliktok Point, plus a significant revision to the field's operating permit. Comment is open before the decision is final.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Crews dug out Alaska's remote seasonal highways for summer, meeting in the middle of the Denali
Alaska's transportation department cleared the Denali, Taylor and Top of the World highways and a dozen other remote roads for summer, funded by a $1.25 million federal grant.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Valdez lost its fight not to be lumped in with Mat-Su. All that's left is an $11,000 bill.
Valdez lost its fight against sharing a House district with Mat-Su, and all that remains is an $11,000 costs judgment now headed to the Alaska Supreme Court on Oct. 8.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Homer man arrested on eight counts in Anchor Point home burglary
Alaska State Troopers say a burglar took multiple vehicles and nearly every item from an Anchor Point home on Aug. 4. James Longero, 29, of Homer, was arrested on eight counts, including first-degree burglary and three counts of first-degree vehicle theft.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Dunleavy says he is ending gas line special session, blames legislative leaders
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Friday he is ending the special session on the Alaska LNG gas line, saying legislative leaders declined to work on his bill. Southcentral utilities warn of a winter gas shortfall, and the Alaska State House and Senate Resources committees were scheduled to hold a joint gas supply briefing Aug. 20.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Dunleavy declares state disaster after Juneau's fourth straight glacial flood
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a State Disaster Declaration for Juneau after the National Weather Service confirmed Suicide Basin had begun releasing, activating the state Public Assistance recovery program and allowing regulatory waivers for emergency work along the Mendenhall River.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Three anglers cited for over-limit sockeye on the Middle Kenai River
Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited three men on Aug. 1 for exceeding the sockeye limit on the Middle Kenai River and seized the over-limit fish, which were donated to charity. The charges are accusations.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Nearly four years on, Alaska has been paid 15 percent of Merbok's $90.9 million
Nearly four years after Typhoon Merbok, only 15% of FEMA's rebuild money for western Alaska has been paid out, as the Sept. 30 deadline nears and projects risk losing money.
by Lucas Brown1mo ago3 min read
State says Kodiak landfill is out of compliance on bears and borough could be fined
At a Kodiak Island Borough Assembly work session Thursday, a DEC landfill specialist said the landfill violates state wildlife rules because bears keep reaching trash, and an ADF&G biologist said the borough could be fined for negligently feeding wildlife while officials weigh a $250,000 interior fence.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
A suction dredge permit off Nome is open for public comment through Aug. 18
DNR is taking comment through 5 p.m. Aug. 18 on a suction dredging application from Carl Fowler and Phillip Diaz in the Norton Sound Public Recreation Area. The filing follows the state's recent denial of IPOP's Bonanza Channel dredge on public trust grounds, though the new application does not state its size or expected effects.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska attorney general says law seating campaign finance commission is likely unconstitutional
A formal opinion issued Friday by Acting Attorney General Cori Mills says statutes forcing the governor to pick board members from private nomination lists are very likely unconstitutional. One of the eight bodies named is the Alaska Public Offices Commission, flagged by the same department in 1980.
by Lucas Brown1mo ago3 min read
In Kake, showing up means a vote on fish and game
Any Kake resident of voting age who attends the Aug. 26 meeting at the Organized Village of Kake Office may nominate and vote for seats on the local fish and game advisory committee, which will also discuss Board of Fisheries proposals for the 2027-2028 cycle.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Troopers arrest man in Glennallen on no-bail federal warrant from heroin case
Alaska State Troopers arrested Eric Lackey at the HUB gas station in Glennallen on Thursday night on a no-bail US Marshals Service warrant for a probation violation stemming from a heroin sales charge. He was remanded without incident.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Old Chena Ridge Road closed for duration of roundabout construction
Alaska DOT&PF has fully closed Old Chena Ridge Road at the Chena Small Tracts Roundabout site, with the closure set to last as long as construction continues. The Friday notice names no end date and no detour route.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Two Fortymile caribou zones will close after just 48 hours
ADF&G's Emergency Order R3-9-26 closes the RC860 Fortymile caribou registration hunt in Zones 1 and 4 at 11:59 p.m. Aug. 21, one day after the Aug. 20 opening, because biologists expect the 190-bull quota near the Steese Highway to fill within 48 hours.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Court says a tribe can't sue its health consortium in state court
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Tanana Chiefs Conference holds tribal sovereign immunity as an arm of its 42 member villages, affirming dismissal of Dot Lake Village's bylaws lawsuit and an $11,888 attorney's fee award against the tribe.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
The Alaska Supreme Court sent a 14-year Willow property fight back to Palmer, with the trail's path still undecided
The Alaska Supreme Court vacated the judgment mapping the Jigliotti Family Trust's access route around a Willow home, sending a 14-year Mat-Su property dispute back to the Palmer court.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
ADF&G asks Kenai bull moose hunters for tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest
ADF&G is asking hunters in Units 7 and 15 to donate testicles and scrotum, feces, liver, and a section of lower jaw from bull moose taken this fall, delivered within 24 hours. Participation is voluntary; kits are in Soldotna, Homer, and Anchorage.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska issues intent to award $30 million to 37 rural health projects
The Alaska Department of Health issued notices to award more than $30 million to 37 rural health projects, a second round of a federal program, led by $5 million to Norton Sound.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Most of Alaska's $272M rural health award remains unawarded
Alaska won a $272.2 million first-year federal health award, but only about 13% is awarded as 200-plus applicants wait — and unspent funds can be recaptured by other states.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
Homer's eroded Watermelon Trail is getting rerouted to protect a salmon stream
ADF&G and the Homer Soil and Water Conservation District begin construction Aug. 19 on the Watermelon Trail near Homer, rerouting a 1920s alignment eroded up to six feet deep that sends runoff into Beaver Creek, an anadromous stream. Completion is planned for fall 2027.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska will test whether Starlink can keep its road crews online in the bush
The Federal Highway Administration awarded Alaska DOT&PF $159,953 to evaluate Starlink for its statewide equipment fleet and emergency operations, with the work due by Dec. 31, 2026. The project also requires a formal department usage policy.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
A $1.8M grant to plan safer paths near Cantwell, with two catches
A $1.8 million federal Rural and Tribal Assistance grant will fund preliminary engineering and environmental work for separated walking and biking paths along the Parks Highway between mileposts 203 and 259. Two federal records list different recipients: Alaska DOT&PF and the Denali Borough.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
Trail runner injured by brown bear near Anchorage's Prospect Heights trailhead
A woman running alone on the Wolverine Bowl trail was injured by a brown bear Thursday, deployed bear spray and walked out to the Prospect Heights trailhead, ADF&G said. Biologists searched the site and collected samples but did not find the bear.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Cook Inlet razor clam permit holders must file a harvest report or lose next year's permit
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Aug. 14 Southern Kenai fishing report again flags the Cook Inlet and North Gulf Coast razor clam permit. Households that skip the online harvest report due Dec. 31 lose permit eligibility for 2027.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read