Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle said creating a cabinet-level agriculture department would force the state to focus ...

One month into his term, Alaska’s lone representative says he’s generally satisfied with how things have gone so far ...

Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new department will start July 1 unless voted down by legislators.

The bill is almost identical to House Bill 189, which the Legislature passed last year but Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed.

Alaska's senior U.S. senator says Trump is overstepping as he dismantles agencies. She offered no fail-safe way to keep the ...

Returning the state's workforce to a pension plan was a major campaign issue for the largely Democratic House and Senate ...

One of President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders has reignited a debate over the future of Alaska’s vast wilderness ...

The state Senate is expected to quickly agree with Jan. 27 House vote, which would send the request to Washington ...

It’s not clear if Canada wants to become a U.S. state, though technically it would be possible without its buy-in ...

A planned increase for K-12 public school spending is expected to significantly reduce the Permanent Fund dividend.