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.
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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
Aleutian Islands golden king crab quota rises 13% for 2026/27
ADF&G set the 2026/27 Aleutian Islands golden king crab TAC at 4.742 million pounds on Tuesday, a 13% increase over last season, with the fishery opening August 1 and running through April 30, 2027.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
NPFMC sets Alaska weathervane scallop harvest limits for 2026
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted 2026 harvest specifications for Alaska weathervane scallops at its June 1–9 meeting in Anchorage, setting the catch limits that govern the state's four licensed scallop vessels for the season.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
A 50-year airport lease, and the federal funding line behind it
The Alaska DOT&PF is accepting public comment through July 25 on a proposed 50-year land lease at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport for Northstar Holdings LLC, covering float, ski, and wheel-plane operations central to bush aviation access.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Tom Begich goes after Dunleavy over vocational-training vetoes
Gubernatorial candidate Thomas Begich accused Gov. Dunleavy of vetoing funding for three Alaska vocational training programs amid the state's gas-pipeline workforce push.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Kodiak seiners back Kreiss-Tomkins for governor
The Kodiak Seiners Association endorsed gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, who pledged to reform the Board of Fisheries, protect Alaskan permits, and cut bycatch.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Jade Fire ignites near Kopshesut origin point, threatens Ambler landfill
A new 67-acre wildfire ignited Tuesday near the same location where the June 4 Kopshesut Fire originated west of Ambler, raising dual smoke hazards if it reaches the village landfill; a tribal fire crew arrived Thursday as rain holds off until Sunday.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
A storied Alaska king run falls short again — the Nushagak goes catch-and-release Sunday
ADF&G is banning king salmon retention across the entire Nushagak-Mulchatna drainage from 12:01 a.m. Sunday, June 28 through July 31, citing a run that has put only 6,240 fish past the Portage Creek sonar through June 24 — well behind projection on a stock already designated a concern since 2022.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
In Prince William Sound, the one-king summer is the new normal
An Alaska Department of Fish and Game emergency order cuts the king salmon bag and possession limit to one fish across most Prince William Sound salt waters. King fishing has been reported as good near Cape Cleare on Montague Island, with a few fish also coming in Northwestern Prince William Sound.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Cod fishing is excellent in Resurrection Bay — and walkable from Seward
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's June 25 fishing report for the North Gulf Coast and Resurrection Bay highlights excellent Pacific cod fishing inside the bay, fair-to-good king salmon conditions, and an active youth-only king salmon fishery in Seward Lagoon through July 31.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Seward gives its kids more time to catch a king
ADF&G extended the youth-only king salmon fishery at Seward Lagoon through 11:59 p.m. July 31, giving anglers 15 and younger more weeks to target hatchery kings that are not needed for broodstock, with a two-fish daily bag limit and harvest card required for kings 20 inches or longer.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Why Alaska is giving out-of-staters more kings as the runs falter
Alaska is doubling nonresident king salmon limits in Southeast despite statewide king declines — a quirk of the Pacific Salmon Treaty quota, not a reversal on conservation.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
A judge weighs whether Alaska gets two Dan Sullivans
An Anchorage judge will rule Friday on whether a second "Dan Sullivan" can join Sen. Dan Sullivan on Alaska's primary ballot, as a ballot-printing deadline looms.
by Cale Green3mo ago3 min read
What APA's ice-road permit signals for the eastern North Slope
APA Alaska LLC is seeking a state ice-road and off-road travel permit as APA Corporation gears up to drill two wells on its eastern North Slope oil discovery this winter.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
A typo froze Sutton's wild rec area for eight years. Not anymore.
Alaska fixed a land-description error that blocked rules for the Jonesville Public Use Area near Sutton for eight years, clearing the way for safety and recreation management.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Two Sitka men face child exploitation charges
Two Sitka men, arrested in separate investigations by Alaska's Task Force Dawnbreaker, face felony child sexual abuse material charges. Both are held without bail.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
A fishing trip meant to help troubled teens ended in violence at a Kasilof cabin
Alaska State Troopers say a teenager set a sleeping man on fire at a Kasilof cabin during a youth-treatment fishing trip. The victim survived; felony charges filed.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
A New Law Aims to Bring Alaska's Most Complex Patients Home
Governor Mike Dunleavy signed HB 73 on Thursday, creating a new 'Complex Care Residential Homes' license category in Alaska law for individuals with severe behavioral and medical needs who fall between home care and hospitalization. Regulations must be in place by July 1, 2031.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
On the wild Alatna, a guide makes his case to the state
Alaska DNR is reviewing a five-year land use permit for Fredrick Harbison's Iron Hills Guides to run commercial guiding on the Alatna River near Gates of the Arctic.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Guardrail repairs close a Glenn Highway lane toward Anchorage Thursday
The Glenn Highway's right inbound lane is closed between mile 27 and 26 for guardrail and fencing repairs until 4:30 PM Thursday. Expect a single-lane merge toward Anchorage.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Washington Man Cited for Keeping Snagged Sockeye on Russian River
Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Marco Maynard, 36, of Washington on Friday, June 19, for retaining a snagged sockeye salmon on the Russian River, where snagging is prohibited and strict liability means intent does not need to be proven.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
Alaska Moves to Keep One of the World's Last Fire Outposts
Alaska is seeking a five-year lease extension for the McGrath Fire Base, a roadless, air-only outpost that protects 66.6 million acres of Southwest Alaska from wildfire.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
An oil spike filled Alaska's budget and hammered its schools — and the new budget sends some back
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed Alaska's FY2027 budget, directing a temporary oil-revenue windfall to school infrastructure and rural districts' rising energy costs.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Hunting boats find stranded pair 15 miles offshore near Kotzebue
Two adults whose boat was taking on water and had a dead battery roughly 15 to 20 miles offshore near Coffee Point were located by hunting vessels and returned safely to Kotzebue by 5:15 a.m. Wednesday after an overnight rescue operation.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Kodiak's Easiest Sockeye River Shuts Down
ADF&G is closing Kodiak's Buskin River to sport and subsistence sockeye fishing after a weak weir count of 988, even as the island's Litnik run tracks about average.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Cook Inlet Razor Clam Harvest Now Requires a Permit
A new Alaska Department of Fish and Game emergency order requires a household permit for sport and personal use razor clam harvest along Cook Inlet and the North Gulf Coast, effective this season — a change that catches casual summer clammers under new compliance rules for the first time.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
On the Kasilof, Alaska is opening the sockeye floodgates and holding the line on kings
Alaska is raising the Kasilof sockeye limit to six fish as reds run strong, while tightening king salmon rules on the same river after four years of missed escapement goals.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min read
U.S. Attorney warns violence against Alaska officers is rising
U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman told an Anchorage memorial ceremony Wednesday that violence against law enforcement is escalating and going underreported, citing a recent Alaska case where a felon shot an officer in the knee during an arrest.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min read
Kodiak Anglers Can Now Keep 10 Sockeye at South Olga Lakes
ADF&G doubled the sockeye bag limit at South Olga Lakes to 10 fish starting 12:01 a.m. Friday, June 26, after early-run escapement of 93,149 fish blew past the biological goal; the window closes July 15 before the late run begins.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Alaska Is Selling Off Pieces of Itself — to Alaskans First
Alaska's DNR opened 152 state land parcels for auction this fall, open only to residents — a range of road-accessible and remote lots, with state financing available.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Mat-Su landfill fire draws multi-department response near Palmer-Wasilla corridor
A construction debris fire at Mat-Su Central Landfill drew Central Mat-Su and Lakes fire departments Monday evening, partially closing the site overnight while crews used an excavator to break apart the burning debris cell.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min read
One Floodplain Study Stands Between Fairbanks and a Finished River Walk
The final segment of Fairbanks' Chena River Walk needs a floodplain analysis before it can be built; DOT&PF is taking public comments through July 7.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Alaska Just Graded Its ERs on Treating Kids
Alaska ERs received individual Gap Reports grading their readiness to treat children in emergencies; a June 24 webinar helps hospitals turn the findings into action plans.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
FBI, Troopers Arrest Unalaska Man on Two Child Sex Abuse Counts
Luke Shaishnikoff, 26, was arrested June 18 on Akun Island after a multi-month FBI and Alaska State Trooper investigation; Coast Guard and FBI aircraft carried two simultaneous teams to Akun and Unalaska, and the case remains open with additional charges possible.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
A Plan to Reopen Rural Alaska's Armories — On Paper
Sen. Dan Sullivan's Alaska National Guard Rural Community Revival Act passed the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday as part of the FY 2027 NDAA, directing the Pentagon to plan the reopening of rural armories shuttered in the 1990s — with direct stakes for Western Alaska Native communities.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Alaska Charges 15 in $1.8 Million Medicaid Fraud Sweep
Alaska's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit charged 15 defendants in five cases alleging over $1.8 million in fraud, part of a national takedown. All charges are allegations.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Kenai, Russian River Sockeye Bag Limit Jumps to 6 Fish Thursday
ADF&G is raising the sockeye bag limit to six fish per day on the Russian River and upper Kenai mainstem starting 12:01 a.m. Thursday, June 25, after weir counts exceeded the escapement goal's lower bound and projections point above the upper bound.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Supreme Court narrows damages path in prison religious-rights cases
Supreme Court ruling in Landor v. Louisiana narrows prisoner religious damages claims, with echoes from Alaska's 2019 Hall v. Alaska DOC Goose Creek settlement
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
A Record Alaska Defense Bill Clears Its First Hurdle
A Senate committee advanced a defense bill authorizing about $2.6 billion for Alaska military construction, led by a JBER overhaul — but it must still clear the full Senate and House.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Anchorage housing resource fair Friday at Mountain View Library
The Office of Citizenship Assistance and Anchorage Public Library host a free, walk-in housing resource fair Friday, June 26, at Mountain View Library, 120 Bragaw St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with multiple agencies on site.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Copper River Kings Hit a Record Low — and Limits Drop
With Copper River king salmon at their lowest recorded count, Alaska's ADF&G is cutting the Upper Copper sport limit from four fish to one through Aug. 10 to protect spawning runs.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read