Organizations

The U.S. Army's Arctic warfare division at JBER and Fort Wainwright — cold-weather infantry, Arctic aviation, and statewide disaster support.

Alutiiq ANCSA village corporation in the Kodiak region (Afognak, Port Lions).

ANCSA regional corporation for the Ahtna region along the Copper River; Interior Athabaskan shareholders

Largest passenger airline serving Alaska; Seattle-headquartered but Alaska's primary intrastate carrier via Horizon Air / SkyWest partners

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

Seven-member citizen board setting Alaska's hunting and trapping regulations statewide. Meets in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and regional hubs annually.

Alaska Court of Appeals decisions on criminal cases, plea agreements, jury instructions, and other appellate matters affecting Alaska residents.

Alaska News covers the state court system's operations, judicial decisions, staffing changes, and facility improvements across Alaska's courts.

Runs Alaska state government's internal operations: IT, personnel, retirement systems, motor vehicles (DMV), public building leasing, and procurement.

Alaska's DCCED regulates insurance, banking, and professional licensing, administers rural community grants, and promotes economic development statewide.

Operates Alaska's state prisons, community jails, probation and parole, and inmate rehabilitation programs across Fairbanks, Palmer, Anchorage, and rural regional facilities.

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.

Oversees Alaska's Office of Children's Services, Division of Juvenile Justice, Alaska Pioneer Homes for elders, and services for Alaskans with disabilities.

Manages Alaska's sport and commercial fisheries, hunting regulations, subsistence harvests, and wildlife conservation. Sets annual seasons, bag limits, and permit rules.

State public health agency covering Medicaid, epidemiology, behavioral health, senior services, and emergency medical services for rural and urban Alaska.

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

Office of the Alaska Attorney General, state civil and criminal prosecution, legal representation of state agencies, and regulation of charities and consumer protection.

Home of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force, veterans services, and homeland security for the state. Operates Alaska's disaster response and emergency management.

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.

Alaska State Troopers, Wildlife Troopers, Village Public Safety Officers, the State Crime Lab, and fire and life safety. Covers search and rescue and rural law enforcement across the state.

Alaska's tax collection agency and home of the Permanent Fund Dividend Division. Manages state investment accounts, oil and gas taxation, and the PFD payout each fall.

Alaska's state transportation agency, responsible for highways, airports, harbors, and the Alaska Marine Highway System. Publishes road projects, airport bids, and ferry schedules statewide.

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

AFN — the largest statewide Alaska Native organization, representing 191 federally recognized tribes, 178 village corporations, 12 regional corporations, and 12 regional nonprofits.

Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service, providing wildland fire suppression across Alaska's federal and Native lands.

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

Originates House-side appropriations + operating-budget oversight. The House co-chair pair runs the budget process.

Considers legislation on criminal and civil law, court system administration, public safety, and judicial appointments.

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