The governor and lawmakers have said they want to support Alaska’s growing agriculture industry, but farmers in the Interior ...

Driven by food-shortage fears during the COVID-19 pandemic and inspired by the recommendations of a legislative task force, Alaska lawmakers are considering the creation of a cabinet-level state ...

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 ...

Produce and power are both costly in the state. So researchers are testing ways to address both issues using the same land.

In all, 20,000 pounds of groceries got stuck in Anchorage for over a month. When the planes finally did arrive, a lot of that ...

Among the programs impacted by the shutdown is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Millions of Americans rely on ...

There is a path to increasing food security without a Department of Agriculture this legislative session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy could hire an aide in the governor’s office who is knowledgeable in Alaska ...

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 governor’s office declined Monday to answer questions about the resignation, which had not been previously announced.

There is a path to increasing food security without an Alaska Department of Agriculture this legislative session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy should hire an aide in the governor’s office who is knowledgeable ...

Oct. 9—The Alaska Legislative Council has sued Gov. Mike Dunleavy over an executive order he issued to establish an agriculture department. The lawsuit was filed last week in Juneau Superior Court, ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that low-income Native families rely on for food is about to run out of money.