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 clears the way to bury carbon — over water-safety fears
Alaska's underground carbon-storage rules take effect July 7, giving operators a permitting path — as environmental and tribal groups warn of risks to drinking water and aquifers.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago2 min read
In Juneau, the shellfish rules just moved in opposite directions
Around July 1 near Juneau, personal use king and Tanner crab reopen while shrimp fishing in Section 11-A and Tenakee Inlet stays closed, with a nonresident king salmon limit change too.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Alaska's fall hunt is coming, and hunters still don't know the rules
With fall hunts approaching, Alaska's new Board of Game regulations remain stuck in legal review with no end date, and paper harvest tickets for major game species are delayed.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Bring it back whole: a catch rule for Craig and Klawock anglers
Marine boat anglers returning to Craig or Klawock on Prince of Wales Island may not fillet, de-head, or mutilate lingcod, nonpelagic rockfish, or king or coho salmon at sea; ADF&G creel technicians are now on those docks collecting data that drives fisheries management across the island.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
On the Wood River, so many sockeye are coming back that the state wants you to keep more
ADF&G doubled the sport sockeye bag limit to 10 fish a day on the Wood River drainage near Dillingham through Dec. 31, after a run projected to exceed the escapement goal.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Driver critical after fiery solo crash closes Richardson Hwy
A single-vehicle crash and fire at milepost 210 of the Richardson Highway left an adult male driver in critical condition Sunday and closed the route in both directions for about two and a half hours.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
A huge North Pole fuel terminal's spill plan is up for renewal — and residents have reason to look
Crowley's Moose Creek Terminal in North Pole is renewing the spill prevention plan for its 33-million-gallon jet fuel storage, with public comment open through July 29.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
A Fox homeowner woke to thieves stealing his copper and fuel. Then the shooting started.
Two burglars stealing copper and fuel fired on a homeowner near Fox, north of Fairbanks, early June 28; the homeowner returned fire and the suspects fled. Troopers are investigating.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
A Tazlina man faces domestic violence and attempted robbery charges
Alaska State Troopers arrested a Tazlina man, Edward Leblan, 56, on domestic violence and attempted robbery charges after a reported June 28 assault on the Richardson Highway.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Dipnetting the Kasilof? Record and clip before you stash your fish
Dipnetting the Kasilof River? ADF&G requires you to record every salmon on your Upper Cook Inlet permit and clip both tail fins before the fish leaves your sight — or risk a fine.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Bristol Bay's sockeye season opens as Nushagak kings raise concern
Alaska opened Bristol Bay's commercial sockeye fishery on the Nushagak and eastside rivers, with a run near 45 million forecast, as depleted Nushagak king salmon draw scrutiny.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Alaska is quietly making it harder to keep water in its rivers for salmon
Alaska DNR's proposed changes to water reservation regulations would raise the bar to keep water in rivers for salmon, drawing opposition as the state closes public input.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
If you're facing a custody or divorce case in Alaska, these rules apply from day one
A statewide Alaska court standing order automatically bars parents in contested divorce and custody cases from removing children from the state, selling marital property, or canceling insurance.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
Troopers say a Fairbanks woman faked her location data to dodge a charge — and got caught anyway
Alaska State Troopers arrested Maya Johnson after she allegedly refused to leave a vehicle at Tanana Lakes, poured liquids inside it, and then sent altered location data to mislead investigators. She was charged with Criminal Trespass II and Criminal Mischief V.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min read
Anchorage man arrested after walking armed, drunk on Funny River Rd
Alaska State Troopers arrested Garrett Andrews, 22, late Friday after multiple drivers swerved to avoid him on Funny River Road near Soldotna; he was carrying a shotgun and was intoxicated.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Federal migratory bird subsistence rules take effect across Alaska
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized revised migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations for Alaska on June 23, 2026, setting species-specific seasons and regional boundaries developed with Alaska Native representatives and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
ADF&G opens comment on three federal fishery disaster spend plans
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is taking public comment and holding statewide listening sessions to shape how federal disaster relief funds get distributed across three fishery failures. Who gets money depends on who shows up.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
A plane flipped at Knik-Goose Bay, but everyone walked away uninjured
A small aircraft flipped after a hard landing at Knik Goose Bay airport Wednesday night; all occupants walked away uninjured, but recovery required a helicopter and wing disassembly before the plane could be trailered out.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min read
A Ketchikan stabbing, and the jail violence the public rarely sees
Cory Kelly, 38, faces Assault in the 2nd Degree charges after allegedly trying to stab a fellow inmate in the eye with sharpened pencils in the Ketchikan Correctional Center day room Wednesday evening. The victim was treated and released.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
Willow man, 85, missing since June 20; troopers seek tips
Alaska State Troopers B Detachment searched the Willow property of 85-year-old Donald 'Butch' Sapp on Thursday and found no trace of him — five days after neighbors last saw him. Anyone with information should call (907) 352-5401.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min read
Nome man indicted on 47 counts of sexual abuse spanning 16 years
A Bethel Grand Jury indicted Nome resident Ulric Jeffery Ulroan on 47 counts of sexual assault and abuse Wednesday, covering alleged offenses against teenage girls across four Alaska communities from 2009 to 2025. Troopers believe additional victims exist.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
Trooper stop near Glennallen nets fentanyl charge, felon-with-firearm arrest
A late-night traffic stop near mile 114 of the Richardson Highway on May 30 produced two criminal charges: Alice Umetsu faces a fentanyl possession count and convicted felon John Brown faces a weapons charge.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min read
A judge says Alaska can't keep the second Dan Sullivan off the Senate ballot
An Anchorage judge ordered the Division of Elections to place Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. on the Aug. 18 Republican Senate primary ballot, alongside incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Richardson Highway off-ramp to Mitchell Expressway closes Saturday
Alaska DOT&PF will close the Richardson Highway off-ramp to the Mitchell Expressway all day Saturday, June 27, from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for scheduled maintenance. Drivers should use alternate routes and allow extra travel time.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Mountain Village airport gets federally funded snow removal building
Alaska DOT&PF opened bidding Thursday for a new heated snow removal equipment building at Mountain Village Airport, a federally funded project estimated between $5 million and $10 million that directly affects winter flight access for a remote YK Delta community.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
North Pacific Fisheries Management Council limit golden king crab catch limits
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted 2026 overfishing limits and acceptable biological catch levels for Aleutian Islands and Pribilof Islands golden king crab on Friday, confirming neither stock is currently subject to overfishing.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Alaska's gas-pipeline bill now carries a tax on Hilcorp and others
The Alaska Senate added a corporate income tax on oil and gas pass-through entities like Hilcorp to the AK LNG gas-pipeline bill (HB 381), effective 2028 regardless of the project.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min read
State economist: even with tax breaks, the gas line barely works
State economist Dan Stickel told a legislative conference committee Friday that the Senate version of HB 381 reduces the Alaska LNG export break-even price from $9.05 to $8.62 per thousand cubic feet — still above current futures market prices near $8 — prompting Rep. Justin Ruffridge to say the project simply "doesn't work."
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
A leaked plan to fire Alaska's gas-line developer surfaces in Juneau
A confidential AGDC document describing how Alaska could remove Glenfarne as Alaska LNG's lead developer leaked, surfacing publicly at Friday's HB 381 hearing.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min read
Kasilof man leads troopers on 4-wheeler chase, caught with 2017 felony warrants
Bryan Gheen, 50, of Kasilof fled a traffic stop on North Coho Loop Road late Friday, leading troopers on a multi-mile pursuit before stopping at a dead-end beach campsite — where troopers found he had carried outstanding felony warrants since 2017.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min read
A refusal to explain a gift-funded trip exposed a hole in Alaska's ethics rules
Two officials who took a gift-funded Arctic Winter Games trip refused to explain its legislative purpose, exposing a gap in Alaska's ethics rules now closed by a new law.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
A pass-through tax, not the pipeline, is the real fight in Juneau
Alaska's gas pipeline tax bill conference committee weighs a new pass-through tax on oil and gas producers and a rewritten volumetric tax splitting revenue with communities.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago3 min read
Dunleavy vetoes nearly $90 million but leaves school funding intact
Gov. Mike Dunleavy line-item vetoed nearly $90 million from Alaska's 2027 budget, citing fiscal sustainability, while leaving the Legislature's main school funding intact.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
An ethics panel found probable cause that Rep. Sarah Vance misused her office to pressure a newspaper
A legislative ethics subcommittee found probable cause that Rep. Sarah Vance misused state resources to pressure the Homer News over an article. The case heads to a full hearing.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Kodiak Assembly weighs new revenue and unlocks unused savings
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly weighed a natural-resource excise tax on nonresident hunters and anglers and activated a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing account to cut costs.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min read
The number that quietly sets the state budget: a barrel of oil
Alaska North Slope crude is running above the state's Spring 2026 forecast, hinting at surplus revenue — but the forecast itself assumes a late-year jump to $91 a barrel.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
The state wants this gravel pit to be permanent.
Alaska wants to permanently designate 154 acres near the Richardson Highway as a gravel source. A public comment window closing July 22 is the only formal chance to weigh in.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
A Florida company wants to expand a big offshore oil unit on the edge of ANWR
Donkel Oil & Gas, a Florida company, has applied to expand the Greater Point Thomson Unit offshore the North Slope near ANWR. Public comments are due July 21.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Interior loses its salmon fishing — pike it is
Alaska closed king and chum salmon sport fishing across the Tanana drainage on weak Yukon forecasts, leaving Interior anglers to target dispersed pike on flooded Minto Flats.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Sullivan and Peltola, fighting over the same salmon
Sen. Dan Sullivan's new bycatch bill and challenger Mary Peltola's fisheries plan put trawling and salmon bycatch at the center of Alaska's 2026 U.S. Senate race.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read