A presidential executive order in January 1899 had set aside 320 acres of land near Russian Orthodox Church property in the ...

In a Dec. 31 order, Juneau Superior Court Judge Marianna C. Carpeneti wrote that the court sided with state lawmakers “because a review of the Constitutional drafting history makes it clear that the ...

JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday rejected an executive order issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to establish a state agriculture department. The vote on the resolution to reject the order was 32 ...

The Nenana Totchaket Agricultural Project aims to fight food insecurity in the state but could interfere with local trappers’ ability to gather food. Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration believes the ...

Alaska will remain one of two states without a cabinet-level Department of Agriculture, at least for the time being. On Wednesday, the Alaska Legislature voted 32-28 to deny an executive order from ...

On May 7, we celebrated Alaska Agriculture Day — a day created to appreciate the many agricultural endeavors that provide food, fiber and energy resources to our communities, bolster our economy, and ...

A hemp crop waits to be harvested in Lincolnshire for British CBD oil producer Crop England on Aug. 27, 2021, in Grantham, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) A coalition of hemp ...

Lawmakers are looking closely at Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s plan to create a state Department of Agriculture. Dunleavy issued an executive order proposing the new department in December. It would split out ...

Alaska lawmakers heard a proposal for a new state agriculture department for the first time on Wednesday, even as they considered a resolution to disprove Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s executive order to stand ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase about 50 million pounds of Alaska seafood to use in national food and nutrition-assistance programs, state officials said on Tuesday. The seafood ...

Mar. 19—JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday rejected an executive order issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to establish a state agriculture department. The vote on the resolution to reject the ...

John Boyle, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (center left), sits with staff in the gallery of the Alaska House of Representatives as lawmakers debate the creation of a ...