Organizations

Municipal government of Palmer, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough seat and home of the Alaska State Fair. City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, Airport Advisory Commission and Board of Economic Development meetings are recorded and posted publicly.

Anchorage 12-member elected legislative body, meeting weekly in the Loussac Library chambers. Passes ordinances, approves the municipal budget, and confirms mayoral appointments.

Largest local government in Alaska, covering 1,961 square miles from Girdwood to Eklutna. A unified home-rule municipality combining city and borough powers over a population of roughly 290,000.

State agency managing Alaska's public lands, mining, oil and gas leasing, forestry, parks, and water rights. Covers millions of acres of state-owned wilderness.

Federal agency managing Alaska's federal-waters fisheries (pollock, cod, halibut, crab) under the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Home of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.

Second-largest island in the United States and one of Alaska's most productive commercial fishing ports. Home to Kodiak bears, a Coast Guard base, and a processing fleet for salmon, pollock, and crab.

Seven-member citizen board setting Alaska's sport, personal-use, subsistence, and commercial fishing regulations statewide. Meets in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and regional hubs annually.

State department overseeing Alaska's K-12 public schools, early learning, libraries, archives, and assessment. Distributes state funding to 53 school districts statewide.

Regulates Alaska's air and water quality, contaminated site cleanup, food safety, and oil spill prevention and response. Issues permits for discharges and air emissions statewide.

State body regulating public utilities in Alaska — electric, gas, water, sewer, telecommunications, and the intrastate pipeline carriers. Sets consumer rates and grants certificates of public convenience.

UAF — flagship research university in Fairbanks. Home of the Geophysical Institute (aurora, earthquakes, volcanoes), International Arctic Research Center, and College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.

Administers Alaska's workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, workforce training grants, and occupational safety programs. Publishes economic data and apprenticeship opportunities.

State corporation advancing the Alaska LNG Project — a pipeline to bring North Slope natural gas to tidewater at Nikiski for export to Asian markets.

Alaska's largest public school district, serving more than 43,000 students across 87 schools. The district covers pre-K through 12th grade and adult education across the Municipality of Anchorage.

The upper chamber of the Alaska State Legislature — 20 senators representing single-member districts. Considers and votes on bills, confirms appointments, and joins the House on appropriations.

The lower chamber of the United States Congress — 435 members apportioned by state population, two-year terms. Originates revenue bills, holds the power of impeachment, and shares legislative authority with the Senate. Alaska's at-large representative is Nick Begich (R).

Federal agency permitting wetlands fill, harbor dredging, and Section 404 Clean Water Act decisions for Alaska (Pebble Mine Section 404 permit lives here)

State public corporation that develops Alaska's electricity infrastructure, renewable energy projects, and rural bulk fuel programs. Operates the Bradley Lake hydroelectric facility.

Annual energy conference in Anchorage bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, researchers, and innovators to discuss Alaska's energy future. Topics include LNG, renewable energy, grid modernization, nuclear, hydropower, and carbon management. Hosted each May at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center.

Second-class borough covering the entire Kenai Peninsula — 25,000 square miles of glaciers, fjords, and world-class salmon streams. Economy built on commercial fishing, oil and gas, and tourism.

Juneau-based nonprofit promoting Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultural preservation, language revitalization, and educational programs.

The lower chamber of the Alaska State Legislature — 40 representatives serving two-year terms from single-member districts. Originates appropriations and revenue bills.

Federal agency managing 16 wildlife refuges covering 76 million acres of Alaska — Yukon Delta, Arctic, Kanuti, Tetlin, Izembek — and enforcing the Endangered Species Act statewide.

Cook Inlet and North Slope operator — acquired BP's Alaska assets in 2020. Prudhoe Bay, Milne Point, Cook Inlet gas.

Federal Region 10 environmental regulator for Alaska. Oversees Pebble Mine permitting, Superfund sites, fuel and mining compliance, and tribal environmental programs.

Joint Army-Air Force installation in Anchorage; home of the 11th Airborne Division, the 673d Air Base Wing, and F-22 operations — Alaska's largest military base.

Federal agency that funds research at University of Alaska Fairbanks on geohazards, climate science, and other topics. Alaska News covers NSF grants awarded.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council sets fishing regulations for Alaska waters, managing pollock, sablefish, crab and other fisheries through rules.

Anchorage muni board reviewing rezones, comprehensive plan amendments, conditional use permits, and Title 21 land use changes.

Federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security that coordinates disaster preparedness, response, and recovery — Stafford Act disaster declarations, Public Assistance grants for state and local infrastructure repair, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, Individual Assistance for households, Pre-Disaster Mitigation, BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities), and the National Flood Insurance Program.