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
Prince William Sound noncommercial shrimp fishery will not reopen in 2026
Alaska Fish and Game confirmed the Prince William Sound noncommercial shrimp fishery will not reopen in 2026 after a season cut to five weeks, with no commercial opening at all.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
A hiring fair comes to the Fairbanks Job Center on Thursday
A hiring fair Thursday at the Fairbanks Job Center brings together retail, grocery, restaurant and banking employers, the first of seven monthly fairs through May.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Migratory students lose ground moving between Alaska districts; the state's new alert is an email
Alaska DEED says MIS2000 now sends in-state Move Alerts for Title I-C migratory students, but its 2026-27 user guide and district manual describe only interstate MSIX notices.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
State approves 183-acre Heceta Island clearcut with 300-foot beach buffer
Alaska approved clearcutting about 183 acres on Heceta Island, leaving roughly 300 feet of shoreline timber where its own habitat biologist asked for 1,000 feet. No member of the public commented, and the state limits appeals to those who did.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Alaska will clear Tok's fire debris free
Alaska is offering free fire debris removal on private property in Tok, requiring owners to sign a right of entry, vehicle release and indemnification covering the state and FEMA.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Van Horn Road is closed at University Avenue with no detour posted
Van Horn Road at University Avenue in Fairbanks is fully closed for paving operations, with no detour posted and no estimated reopening time from the state.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
A Big Lake man was killed in Houston. A 72-year-old faces murder charges.
Alaska State Troopers arrested Michael Pulliam, 72, on murder and assault charges after Devin Blawat, 43, of Big Lake was found dead of a gunshot wound in Houston.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Rezanof Drive closes nightly in downtown Kodiak through September
Rezanof Drive in downtown Kodiak closes nightly from 6 pm to 6 am between Marine Way and Jack Hinkle Way through the end of September, with a detour onto Shelikof Street.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
State-backed Alyeschem plant reaches construction milestone
Alyeschem completed foundation piles for its Prudhoe Bay methanol plant, backed by up to $70 million in AIDEA loan financing.
by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read
Your state parks gift certificate expires during a blackout you can't book in
Alaska State Parks gift certificates expire Sept. 30, but a booking blackout from Sept. 28 to 30 means the real deadline to use them is Sept. 27.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Four miles of Skagway's only road out have no money in the state's plan
One stage of the $158 million Klondike Highway rebuild, the four miles nearest the Canadian border, carries no funding in Alaska's draft transportation plan.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Alpine pipeline seeks nearly double metering capacity for Willow-era output
Alpine Transportation seeks RCA approval to raise North Slope oil metering capacity to 274,000 barrels per day as Willow moves toward 2029.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Bear Mountain goat zone on Baranof closes Sept. 18 after quota fills
Alaska Fish and Game closed mountain goat hunting in Baranof Island's Bear Mountain zone Friday after hunters reached the quota, the fourth zone closure of the season.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
State Parks tells Homer hikers to avoid new Kachemak Bay trails near moose kill
Alaska State Parks is advising the public to avoid newly constructed trails in the Cottonwood Eastland section of Kachemak Bay State Park near Homer because of trail construction and a recent moose kill.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Alaska sets 25 online-only permits for Raspberry Island cow elk
Alaska issues 25 Raspberry Island elk permits online Sept. 24 and 16 Afognak permits in person at Port Lions and Ouzinkie, an arrangement one hunter challenged.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Fairbanks woman, 68, fell from horse into Wood River and died; cause under investigation
Alaska State Troopers say Debra Waugaman Curnow, 68, of Fairbanks fell from her horse while entering the Wood River near Snow Mountain Gulch and died. Troopers have not released a cause of death. A satellite alert brought Helo 2 to the area.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Kodiak's silver limit drops as its king limit rises
Kodiak's road-system silver salmon limit dropped to one a day Wednesday, while saltwater king limits rose to two for the first time since April.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
NOAA funds Alaska work on what stranded marine mammals ate
NOAA awarded Alaska Fish and Game $51,900 to analyze stomach contents of stranded marine mammals, work that has already documented fishing gear ingestion in killer whales.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
AIDEA will discuss the Ambler road in Kotzebue, with the public out
The AIDEA board meets in Kotzebue Sept. 22 and will discuss the Ambler Road project in executive session, closed to the public, along with other projects.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 1w ago1 min read
Two Southeast geoduck beds stay closed until biomass recovers past 30% threshold
Two Southeast Alaska geoduck beds will stay closed after 2026 surveys found biomass below 30 percent of original estimates, with sea otter predation documented.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
A Wasilla workshop will walk job seekers through federal applications
A free USAJOBS workshop at the Mat-Su Job Center in Wasilla on Thursday will cover federal job applications and resume help, aimed at veterans but open to the public.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Alaska Supreme Court declines emergency bid to open Fairbanks charter school
The Alaska Supreme Court declined to order the Fairbanks school district to take steps toward opening the Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School in August.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
Fairbanks companies seek a year-round water right for the pool at Circle Hot Springs
BLB Enterprises and RFB Enterprises seek a year-round water right of up to 9,678 acre-feet annually from the hot spring at Circle Hot Springs, with comments due Sept. 30.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Alaska would drop its claim to 480 acres for three Native Vietnam veterans
Alaska proposes relinquishing state land selections on 480 acres near Haines so three Alaska Native Vietnam veterans can receive land allotments.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
The state's analysis of Alaska's first crab hatchery says it would add little
A Saint Paul Island crab hatchery has applied for Alaska's first shellfish enhancement permit, though the state's own analysis calls its likely contribution negligible.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago5 min read
Students wait for the bus on the shoulder of Rabbit Creek Road
Both design options for the Rabbit Creek Road rehabilitation include a separated pathway, on a corridor where students now wait for buses on the shoulder.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
Alaska proposes to drop its $190.50 newborn screening fee and set the charge by a formula
The Alaska Department of Health proposed replacing the fixed newborn bloodspot screening fee with a fee-calculation method. The notice does not state what the new charge would be. Written comments are due by 5 p.m. Nov. 2, with a telephone hearing Oct. 22.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Troopers identify driver who left Ester street light crash
Alaska State Troopers say a driver knocked down a street light near Chena Ridge Road in Ester and left without reporting the crash. Troopers found the car unoccupied and locked with its airbags deployed, and say the investigation has identified the driver.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Alaska put $5.63 billion in road and ferry plans out for comment
Alaska's draft 2027-2030 transportation plan commits $5.63 billion to highways, bridges and ferries through 2030, with comments due Oct. 29.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
State moves to permit an antimony ore crusher near Port MacKenzie
Alaska tentatively approved an air permit for a rock crusher at an antimony processing plant near Port MacKenzie, with public comment open through Oct. 14.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Fire at Whittier's new cruise terminal forces ships from the dock
A fire at Whittier's Chugach Glacier Gateway Cruise Terminal burned aboard the tour boat Klondike Express Monday, forcing a cruise ship off the dock and closing the tunnel.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Alaska has $272 million to change rural health care. The requests reached $2.5 billion.
Alaska's Rural Health Transformation Program has 217 preliminary awards totaling about $209 million of its $272.2 million first-year allocation, against $2.5 billion in requests.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago4 min read
The Permanent Fund earned a record $8.2 billion the Legislature can appropriate
KPMG gave the Alaska Permanent Fund a clean audit for fiscal 2026, confirming a record $8.2 billion in statutory net income and a $91.9 billion fund. Trustees were told $10.6 billion remains uncommitted in the Earnings Reserve Account, which lawmakers can appropriate for dividends, state services and inflation-proofing.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
The court found an obvious error in his commitment and upheld it anyway
The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the involuntary commitment of a homeless Anchorage man despite finding the superior court erred on a statutory safeguard.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
Ten sockeye a day holds through December in the Wood and Nushagak
The doubled sockeye bag limit of 10 per day stays in effect on the Wood River and Nushagak-Mulchatna drainages through Dec. 31, Fish and Game says.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Alaska proposes a new payment formula for its 24-hour behavioral health clinics
Alaska's Department of Health has proposed a new payment method for certified community behavioral health clinics in Fairbanks and Juneau, with public comment open through Oct. 30.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
A road crew wants to camp in a gravel pit while it fixes the Elliott Highway
Qayaq Construction has applied to camp 20 workers on state land near Milepost 133 while making emergency repairs to the Elliott Highway and Tofty/Tanana Road.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Search resumes on Kasilof River for man missing after boat overturns
Charles Nikolas, 67, of Kasilof remains missing after a boat overturned on the Kasilof River on Sunday. Troopers and State Parks resumed searching Monday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
South Anchorage council asks state and city for interim school-route safety projects
Alaska recorded 92 pedestrian deaths from 2016 through 2025, with last year the deadliest, as an Anchorage community council presses for sidewalks and crossings.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min read
The any-bull option closes in Unit 13C after three moose filled the quota
Community subsistence hunters in Unit 13C lose the any-bull option after Tuesday, with antler restrictions in effect for the rest of the season through Sept. 20.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read