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
Troopers say semi driver fell asleep before hitting car stopped on Parks Highway near Healy
Parks Highway crash near Healy: semi-truck driver fell asleep and struck a car stopped partly in the lane at Mile 257, troopers say; injuries not life-threatening.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2d ago1 min read
Alaska Supreme Court: spouse's word alone cannot shield inheritance in divorce
Alaska Supreme Court Dickerson ruling: inherited money mixed into a marital home is presumed marital property in divorce, and a spouse's word alone can't rebut it.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago3 min read
Former Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell joins new group active in Juneau and Sitka elections
Angela Rodell, former Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation CEO, joins Alaska Voter Project as co-chair ahead of Juneau and Sitka Oct. 6 municipal elections.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Bethel police warn residents not to shoot suspected rabid animals in the head
Bethel Police Department guidance tells residents that shooting a suspicious animal in the head can destroy the brain tissue rabies testing requires, and directs all animal bites to a medical provider and the YKHC Office of Environmental Health.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read
Yakutat set gillnetters get another opening, but still can't keep king salmon
Yakutat commercial set gillnet opening Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 in Yakutat Bay, Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet, Alsek and Dangerous rivers; Chinook retention still prohibited.
by Bill AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read
Troopers arrest Healy woman accused of squatting in seasonal cabins near Denali
Healy woman arrested near Mile 229 of the Parks Highway in the Denali area on trespass, theft and vehicle tampering charges after troopers say she squatted in cabins.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read
Homer Electric design fee for new hookups doubles to $1,000 Tuesday
Regulators approve Homer Electric Association doubling its new service design fee to $1,000 and cutting the three-phase service credit to $17,400, effective Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2d ago2 min read
Coastal flood warning for Kipnuk and Kwigillingok canceled as storm tracks south
Kuskokwim Delta coastal flood warning canceled for Kipnuk and Kwigillingok as Ex-Dujuan tracks south; river flooding earlier hit Kasigluk and Kwethluk.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Copper River commercial salmon season closes Oct. 13 after weak sockeye and strong coho runs
Copper River and Bering River commercial salmon fishing closes Oct. 13 after sockeye harvest hit a third of forecast; Copper River coho harvest tops 213,000 fish.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Togiak man, 19, dies after ATV hits shipping container
Togiak ATV crash: Tyler Lee Maines, 19, died Friday after his ATV struck a Conex container, Alaska State Troopers said. Alaska's ATV death rate is 4 times the US rate.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read
State puts $4.2 million toward housing for teachers and other professionals in rural Alaska
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's Rural Professional Housing grants: $4.2 million for teacher, health worker and public safety housing; applications due Nov. 6.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago3 min read
Board of Fisheries committee weighs how to let the public weigh in on last-minute rewrites
Alaska Board of Fisheries committee weighs how the public can comment on last-minute substitute language before the board deliberates; more talks set for October.
by Bill AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Summit on Aging attendees can book one-on-one time with state health leaders
Alaska Statewide Summit on Aging, Oct. 15-17 in Anchorage, offers one-on-one office hours with Department of Health leaders; free for Alaskans 65+ who register.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read
State extends Unit 9B resident moose season to Sept. 30 after bad weather limited hunting
An Alaska Department of Fish and Game emergency order gives RM272 resident moose hunters in Unit 9B five more days, through 11:59 p.m. Sept. 30, after high water and heavy rain cut into boat access along Iliamna Lake's north shore.
by Bill AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
10-year-old boy reported missing in Big Lake is found safe, troopers say
A 10-year-old boy reported missing in the Big Lake area Friday has been found safe, Alaska State Troopers said, thanking the public for its help.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read
Alaska lists 5.7 million acres of land selections it could give back to federal ownership
Alaska DNR lists 5.7 million acres of Statehood Act land selections that could return to BLM, bringing ANILCA Title VIII federal rural subsistence priority.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Fish and Game proposes flagging struggling salmon runs a year earlier so the public can weigh in
Alaska Board of Fisheries stock of concern timing: ADF&G Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang proposes designating struggling salmon stocks a year earlier.
by Bill AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Board of Game proposals would cut Western Arctic caribou limits further as the herd declines
Alaska Board of Game proposals for the Western Arctic Caribou Herd: bag limits of four bulls, nonresident closures. Kotzebue meeting Jan. 23-26; comments due Jan. 9.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
NOAA weighs 77 Gulf of Alaska sites for future kelp and shellfish farms
NOAA Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Alaska: 77 Gulf of Alaska sites mapped for seaweed and shellfish farms; environmental review draft expected spring 2027.
by Bill AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Mat-Su Regional gets $5 million in federal rural health money for a neonatal intensive care unit
Alaska Rural Health Transformation Program awards: Mat-Su Regional Medical Center gets $5 million for a Level II NICU as the state commits $242.6 million of $272.2 million.
by Melinda Communities.News4d ago2 min read
FDA to pay Alaska $540,768 for state food safety inspections
FDA awards Alaska DEC a $540,768 contract for human food safety inspections as Sen. Lisa Murkowski presses FDA nominee Heidi Overton to keep the state funding.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
Troopers arrest Fairbanks woman on felony DUI charge after Parks Highway sign crash
A Fairbanks driver faces felony DUI charges after troopers say she hit a Parks Highway sign near Denali and kept going, with breath alcohol over three times the limit.
by Alaska News4d ago1 min read
Alaska household electricity prices rose 5.6 percent from a year earlier in July, federal data show
Alaska electricity prices July 2026: residential rates averaged 28.83 cents per kilowatt-hour, up 5.6 percent from a year earlier, EIA data show. Industrial prices up 28 percent.
by Melinda Communities.News4d ago1 min read
Alaska must appoint lawyers for people jailed on other states' warrants, appeals court rules
Alaska Court of Appeals rules people held on out-of-state extradition warrants have a right to appointed counsel in habeas cases; McNeely case returns to Kenai.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3d ago3 min read
Kotzebue water system exceeds federal lead action level after two of 10 homes test high
Kotzebue drinking water exceeds EPA lead action level after two of 10 homes test high; city expands testing and advises flushing taps and using cold water.
by Alaska News4d ago2 min read
Federal report puts Alaska's maternal death rate above the national rate but warns the count is small
Alaska maternal mortality rate of 25.7 tops the national 21.8 in a GAO report on maternal mortality review committees. State review finds most deaths preventable.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
FAA awards $19.6 million to replace worn-out lighting and signs at Haines Airport
FAA awards $19.6 million grant to Alaska DOT&PF for Haines Airport runway and taxiway lighting, rotating beacon, snow removal building; construction set for 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3d ago2 min read
Big Lake's trail groomers are asking the state for a snowmachine
Big Lake Trails is seeking state Recreational Trails Program money for a grooming snowmachine, having groomed about 40 miles of trail since 2008.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
Police are searching for two missing teenagers in Anchorage and Wasilla
Anchorage police are searching for missing teenagers Sparrow Kowatch, 16, last seen in Wasilla on Sept. 19, and Jay Moriwaki, 13, last seen Wednesday in Anchorage.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
State's draft road plan puts about $551 million into Kenai Peninsula projects; comments due Oct. 29
Draft 2027-2030 Alaska STIP funds Kenai Peninsula road projects including the Cooper Landing bypass, Sterling safety corridor and Anchor Point highway; comments due Oct. 29.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3d ago4 min read
Comments due Oct. 23 on Alaska's 2027 Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula oil and gas lease sales
Alaska DNR oil and gas lease sales: comment by Oct. 23 on the 2027 Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula areawide sales to keep the right to appeal the best interest finding.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3d ago2 min read
Four years after Merbok, Alaska is hiring a contractor to start rebuilding homes
Alaska opened bidding Sept. 14 on a $2.5 million contract to run Typhoon Merbok home rebuilding for at least 77 units, with completion required by the end of 2029.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Alaska asks court to approve its share of $2.3 million Labcorp data breach settlement
Alaska joins $2.3 million multistate Labcorp settlement over the 2019 American Medical Collection Agency data breach; attorney general seeks Anchorage court approval.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
The Kenai's coho limit stays at two through November
Kenai River anglers are limited to two coho a day through Nov. 30 after Fish and Game blocked the usual fall increase to three, citing weak catch rates.
by Bill AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
Prince William Sound faces a winter without ferry service as the Aurora is overhauled
Prince William Sound ferry: Aurora overhaul leaves Valdez, Cordova and Whittier with little or no winter service; state plans docks in Cordova, Tatitlek and Chenega.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Lawmakers press state on Safer Seward Highway project's size and funding as DOT reopens comment
Safer Seward Highway project: lawmakers question the four-lane plan's size and funding as DOT reopens its environmental comment period and cites crash data.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min read
Bering River moose hunt closes after hunters reach 15-bull cap
Alaska is closing the Bering River bull moose hunt in Unit 6A West at 11:59 pm Friday after reported harvest reached the department's ceiling of 15 bulls.
by Bill AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
Alaska released 310 acres near Slana to the university over its own agencies' objections
Alaska DNR released its claim to about 310 acres near Slana for conveyance to the University of Alaska, despite objections from state agencies and all public commenters.
by Alaska News5d ago2 min read
Anchorage proposes trading the Tozier Track to the state housing agency for downtown parking lots, with housing required
Anchorage Assembly weighs trading the Tozier Track on Tudor Road to Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for downtown parking lots, with housing required on both.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago3 min read
Fishery managers will meet on trawl seafloor contact, with no power to recommend
Public comment on trawl bottom contact closes Oct. 9 before an Oct. 16 Board of Fisheries and NPFMC joint committee meeting that allows only in-person testimony.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago3 min read