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
ADF&G extends Districts 6 and 8 drift gillnet fishery 48 hours with mesh and area limits
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game extended the drift gillnet fishery in Districts 6 and 8 near Petersburg for 48 hours under Emergency Order 1S2526, closing both districts at noon Saturday, July 4, with a 6-inch maximum mesh limit and geographic closures in portions of District 8.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Alaska Supreme Court puts Petersburg's Dan Sullivan back on August ballot
The Alaska Supreme Court reversed Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom's disqualification of Daniel James Sullivan Jr. of Petersburg, ordering him onto the August primary ballot alongside incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan and leaving the Division of Elections to find a way to distinguish the two names for voters.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Kuskokwim subsistence households face empty freezers as salmon closures hold
Federal and state orders have closed most Kuskokwim River salmon harvest through July 31, leaving rural Alaska Native households with narrow windows to fill winter freezers, a food-security gap that is now central to the 2026 U.S. Senate race.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Egegik and Kvichak stocks rise at Bristol Bay's Port Moller intercept
Nine consecutive ADF&G genetic reports from the Port Moller Test Fishery show a clear mid-season shift: Wood River and Nushagak fish led in mid-June, but by July 2-3 Egegik had surged to 31.3% and Kvichak to 22.3%, intelligence that directly shapes where commercial openings are likely to be called.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Nushagak king salmon run on pace for near-record low season
ADF&G projects only about 37,000 Nushagak River king salmon will pass the sonar this season against a goal of 95,000, a shortfall that has forced a subsistence closure in the Nushagak Section and gear restrictions while the sockeye harvest runs strong at 5 million fish.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
HB 381 exempts Alaska LNG project property from municipal taxes, replaces with volumetric splits
HB 381 exempts covered Alaska LNG project property from municipal property taxes and replaces that structure with a phased volumetric tax whose revenue splits shift significantly once LNG exports begin, with the Kenai Peninsula Borough receiving 48.4 percent of base Phase 2 revenue. The tax changes take effect only if specified conditions are met.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Yukon River District 4 opens for summer chum; Chinook closures hold
ADF&G opened selective gear fishing for summer chum in Yukon River District 4 and the Koyukuk River drainage through late July. Chinook conservation restrictions remain fully in force, and a Stock of Management Concern designation for fall chum moves the fall season start three days earlier than normal.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Alaska gas pipeline tax bill sets $40M milestone test for boroughs, schools, and rural heating fund
A 52-page conference committee substitute for HB 381 restructures how Alaska taxes the proposed North Slope-to-Southcentral gas pipeline, creating a conditional framework where borough revenue, school funding, and a rural heating fund only activate if the developer meets specific milestones by January 1, 2028.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Kenai guide faces mandatory court date after client keeps 2 extra sockeye on Kasilof
A Kenai sport fishing guide was issued a mandatory court citation after one of four clients retained 8 sockeye salmon on the Kasilof River on July 4, two over the legal limit of 6. Separate personal-use permit citations were issued on July 2 and July 3.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Anchorage Assembly set to vote on $360K for senior and disability services
The Anchorage Assembly takes up two resolutions on July 7 that would appropriate a combined $359,873 in state and AHFC grants to fund the Aging and Disability Resource Center and a case management specialist at two public housing complexes serving seniors and people with disabilities.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Willow man jailed without bail after threatening campers on Fishhook Road
A Willow man was arrested late Friday night after troopers say he threatened campers on Willow Fishhook Road while driving drunk, and a court remanded him without bail on three charges including terroristic threatening.
by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read
Bush plane tips on Copper River sandbar during fishwheel check; no injuries
A plane tipped and sustained minor damage on a Copper River sandbar Friday evening after landing near the mouth of the Kotsina River to check a fishwheel, Alaska State Troopers reported. No injuries were reported and the occupants said they did not want or need assistance.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Juneau proposes trading trail maintenance with state to offset $75K budget cut
Facing a $75,000 parks maintenance cut, Juneau's Parks and Recreation Department is proposing to hand off the North Bridget Cove Beach Access Trail to Alaska State Parks in exchange for taking on the Mt. Juneau and Granite Basin trails on state land.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Five dipnetters cited at Chitina in four days, three headed to court
Tok Wildlife Troopers issued five citations at the Chitina personal use dipnet fishery between June 26 and June 29, including charges for retaining a king salmon and fishing during a closed period. Three defendants face arraignment July 15 at Glennallen District Court.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
High water on Gulkana River forces raft party onto trail, triggers medical rescue
A party of eight abandoned their Gulkana River float on July 3 after high water made the river unrunnable. One member, Ben Degraw, 49, suffered chest pains on the Haggard Creek Trail overland exit and required a multi-agency rescue after Lifemed could not land.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Two fires hold near Ruby as weekend weather turns risky
The Big Fire east of Ruby remained at 10% containment Friday as forecasters warned of 30-to-40 mph outflow winds and critically low humidity, and 12 smokejumpers had already been pulled from the fire to chase new starts elsewhere.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska updates Medicaid pay — providers say it's still too low
laska's yearly Medicaid rate update drew provider complaints that reimbursement still doesn't cover the cost of rural and tribal care, with public comment open through July 30.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Anchorage man faces 13 felony counts after a gun threat off the Glenn Highway
Bryce Harrington, 28, of Anchorage is jailed without bail after a 911 caller reported a man threatening to kill someone with a gun in the Eureka area along the Glenn Highway.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A fish truck rolled on the Seward Highway, cutting off the road into town before the Fourth
An overturned semi hauling fish closed the Seward Highway at Mile 15 late Friday, cutting off the road into Seward for several hours ahead of the Fourth of July and Mount Marathon.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A Wasilla argument ends with a gun pointed at a neighbor
Alaska State Troopers arrested Martin Registe on Friday after he allegedly pointed a .45 caliber handgun at a neighbor during a verbal altercation on Big Dipper Drive in Wasilla. Troopers seized the firearm and remanded Registe to Mat-Su Pretrial.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
The Copper River's sockeye run just hit a 40-year low
A 40-year-low sockeye count on the Copper River prompted Alaska to close the Chitina personal-use dipnet fishery, as fish fail to return even without commercial fishing pressure.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Where Alaska's gas-line tax deal stands, and what's still stuck
Alaska lawmakers are negotiating the HB 381 gas-line tax bill, weighing ratepayer caps, a Fairbanks spur line, and unresolved legal and cost disputes in conference committee.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Alaska raises unemployment benefits, updates travel insurance law
Governor Dunleavy allowed HB 302 to become law without his signature, raising Alaska's maximum weekly unemployment benefit from $370 to $470 and replacing travel insurance statutes unchanged since 2013.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read
Council sends Kodiak Tanner crab closure to second initial review with preliminary preferred alternative
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted without objection Sunday to send Gulf of Alaska Tanner crab protection measures to a second initial review, selecting a preliminary preferred alternative of non-pelagic trawl closure in the east-side custom box while retaining a narrowed version of Alternative 3 covering existing closure areas.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago4 min read
Bill Walker is backing away from his plan to end the PFD, weeks after proposing it
Gubernatorial candidate and former Gov. Bill Walker is backing away from his proposal to pay a one-time $10,000 dividend and end Alaska's PFD, now pledging a plan to strengthen the dividend.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Nelson Island residents put out tundra fire before state crews could arrive
Local residents near Toksook Bay and Tununak extinguished a lightning-caused tundra fire a mile long with 7-foot flame lengths on June 24 before the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection could reach the remote Nelson Island location, 116 miles southwest of Bethel.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
One lane closed on the Alaska Highway at the Johnson River Bridge, through Sunday
A westbound lane of the Alaska Highway is closed at the aging Johnson River Bridge near Delta Junction through Sunday, on the corridor that carries most freight trucked into Alaska.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A stop to grab fallen cargo turns serious on the Seward Highway
Two people were seriously injured on the Seward Highway near Summit Lake when a man retrieving fallen cargo was struck by a passing vehicle, closing the road for 45 minutes.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Crews on three Interior fires brace for a dangerous holiday weekend
Firefighters on three western Interior wildfires near Ruby and Allakaket are bracing for a holiday weekend of strong outflow winds and critically low humidity that could push fires past control lines.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Troopers: hatchet attack on partner at a Kenai campground
Alaska State Troopers arrested a 44-year-old Wasilla woman Thursday after she allegedly struck her domestic partner with a hatchet, choked him, and threw beer cans at him at Kelly Lake campground near Cooper Landing. A conditions-of-release violation charge indicates she was already under court restrictions.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Child hurt-risk in drunken Nikiski ATV rollover, troopers say
Alaska troopers arrested a Nikiski woman on DUI and child-endangerment charges after an ATV she was allegedly driving drunk rolled over with a child aboard.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A fisherman feared lost, as Bristol Bay's run shows strain
A crew member is feared dead after going overboard near Egegik Bay, as record-low sockeye counts force fishery closures and troopers cite fishermen across Bristol Bay.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Buried under the Kenai refuge: seismic data on a stranded Cook Inlet gas find is about to go public
Alaska is set to release formerly confidential seismic data from the Shadura gas prospect near Nikiski, a subsurface look at Cook Inlet as Southcentral faces a natural gas shortage.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Drones find stranded Craig hiker on Sunnahae Mountain before midnight
Sean Joseph, 23, was located uninjured on Sunnahae Mountain near Craig just before midnight Thursday after a multi-agency search using FLIR and drone technology concluded in roughly two and a half hours.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
An Alaska village will own its solar power — and sell it back to the utility
Nearly $5 million in state Renewable Energy Fund grants will fund a village-owned solar system in Allakaket and a Goat Lake hydro expansion, cutting diesel use in remote Alaska.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A new power line is proposed through a historic Delta park
Golden Valley Electric Association has applied to run a new distribution power line through Big Delta State Historical Park near the historic Rika's Landing building, with public comments due July 31; DNR separately approved a related easement formalizing infrastructure at the same park that has been in place since 1960.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
The public can't sit in as the Railbelt reworks your power costs
Two subcommittees will meet privately this week on a plan reshaping how Alaska Railbelt grid costs are divided — the advisory work is closed, but the final tariff faces public review.
by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read
A death reported as a suicide in Atmautluak turned out to be a shooting, troopers say
What troopers first treated as a suicide in Atmautluak on July 1 became a homicide case after the Alaska Bureau of Investigation determined Levi Beaver, 36, shot Byron Waska, 28, while intoxicated. Beaver was arrested July 2 on manslaughter and related charges.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
A washout severs a Delta Junction road — again
A washout closed Cummings Road between mileposts 1 and 2 in Delta Junction, with repairs expected by July 4 — the latest weather damage on a road residents help maintain.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska's high court reversed a decision to end a Native mother's parental rights — over how the state made its case
The Alaska Supreme Court reversed the termination of a Native mother's parental rights, finding the state's cultural expert testimony failed to meet the Indian Child Welfare Act's standard.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read