Juneau Independent

In a decision that was delayed by the prolonged federal government shutdown last fall, federal fishery regulators have increased this year’s allowable harvest of Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska.

Here’s what’s happening in the Alaska Capitol and elsewhere across the state.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy said lawmakers are mistaken if they think things will be easier under a new governor next year.

The first independent candidate in Alaska’s 2026 gubernatorial election is a single mother of five who says she’s frustrated with the condition of Alaska’s fisheries, its economy and the Permanent Fund dividend.

Proportion of nonresident workers in Alaska is near an all-time high, but many hold seasonal jobs and earn less annually.

Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management director updated lawmakers, and outlined a “significant cleanup mission” planned for this summer

Trump administration’s 5.5-million-acre auction is one of several mandated over next few years for federal lands in Alaska and federal waters off the state’s coast.

The independent federal agency that provides Alaska with utilities, infrastructure and economic support is considering a number of new environmental hazards as it updates its statewide threat assessment.

Spokesperson for governor says he didn’t know about decrease in benefits announced by Dept. of Health set to take effect Feb. 1.

As the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities prepares to build a new airport for the Northwest Alaska town of Noatak, the agency says it will need to build a 67-mile ice road for three consecutive winters in order to transport supplies.

The confirmation fills one of two vacant seats in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska; no one has yet been nominated for the other.

Two of Alaska’s largest news organizations and two top reporters did not commit defamation when they described a former state employee’s statements about rape, a state judge ruled on Tuesday in Anchorage.