Organizations

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

Alaska's statewide law enforcement, patrolling non-municipal Alaska from Ketchikan to Utqiagvik. Publishes the Daily Dispatch of statewide incidents. Division of the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

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 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.

Alaska's bicameral legislature — 20-member Senate and 40-member House — meeting in Juneau from January to May each year. Sets the state budget, oil and gas policy, school funding, and the annual Permanent Fund Dividend calculation.

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

NOAA forecast offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. Issues warnings for marine weather, river breakup, avalanches, fire weather, and aviation across Alaska.

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.

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.

Second-largest city in the Mat-Su Borough, gateway to the Iditarod Trail, and one of Alaska's fastest-growing commuter communities for Anchorage workers.

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

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

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.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska's fastest-growing region and commuter belt for Anchorage. Home of the Iditarod headquarters, Hatcher Pass, and the Alaska State Fair in Palmer.

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.

Regional Alaska Native nonprofit serving 42 Athabascan villages in Alaska's Interior. Runs health, tribal government, natural resources, and social service programs across 235,000 square miles.

Federal agency managing 72 million acres of public land in Alaska — more than any other state. Oversees oil and gas leasing, mining claims, backcountry recreation, and wild horse herds.

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

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

Highest court in Alaska's state judicial system; hears appeals from the Court of Appeals and Superior Court.

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.

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

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

Member-owned electric cooperative serving Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska; the state's largest electric utility.

U.S. federal agency regulating civil aviation (FAA). Oversees Alaska's airports, bush and Part 135 operations, airspace, and aviation safety.

Alaska's state-run ferry system connecting Southeast and Southcentral communities not served by roads. Runs the M/V Columbia, Kennicott, and other vessels between Bellingham, Juneau, and the Aleutian Chain.

ANCSA regional corporation for the Kodiak Archipelago; Sugpiaq/Alutiiq shareholders