Organizations

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.

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.

State department overseeing Alaska's K-12 public schools, early learning, libraries, archives, and assessment. Distributes state funding to 53 school districts statewide.

Alaska State Troopers, Wildlife Troopers, Village Public Safety Officers, the State Crime Lab, and fire and life safety. Covers search and rescue and rural law enforcement across the state.

Operates Alaska's state prisons, community jails, probation and parole, and inmate rehabilitation programs across Fairbanks, Palmer, Anchorage, and rural regional facilities.

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.

Office of the Alaska Attorney General, state civil and criminal prosecution, legal representation of state agencies, and regulation of charities and consumer protection.

AFN — the largest statewide Alaska Native organization, representing 191 federally recognized tribes, 178 village corporations, 12 regional corporations, and 12 regional nonprofits.

AIDEA — Alaska's public-private economic development bank. Finances infrastructure, loans to Alaska businesses, and owns major state assets like the DeLong Mountain Transportation System.

State-owned corporation managing the Alaska Permanent Fund — the $80+ billion sovereign wealth fund built from oil royalties that pays the annual Permanent Fund Dividend to residents.

Alaska's public university system comprising University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and University of Alaska Southeast. Governed by the Board of Regents.

Alaska's largest public school district, serving more than 43,000 students across 87 schools. The district covers pre-K through 12th grade and adult education across the Municipality of Anchorage.

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.

Runs Alaska state government's internal operations: IT, personnel, retirement systems, motor vehicles (DMV), public building leasing, and procurement.

Alaska's DCCED regulates insurance, banking, and professional licensing, administers rural community grants, and promotes economic development statewide.

Oversees Alaska's Office of Children's Services, Division of Juvenile Justice, Alaska Pioneer Homes for elders, and services for Alaskans with disabilities.

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

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

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

Home of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force, veterans services, and homeland security for the state. Operates Alaska's disaster response and emergency management.

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.

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.

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 public corporation that develops Alaska's electricity infrastructure, renewable energy projects, and rural bulk fuel programs. Operates the Bradley Lake hydroelectric facility.

Home-rule borough covering Alaska's Arctic Coast from the Canadian border to the Chukchi Sea. Largest U.S. borough by area. Seat at Utqiagvik; economy built on oil and Inupiaq subsistence.

Largest local government in Alaska, covering 1,961 square miles from Girdwood to Eklutna. A unified home-rule municipality combining city and borough powers over a population of roughly 290,000.

Second-most-populous borough in Alaska, home to Fairbanks, North Pole, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Covers 7,444 square miles of Interior Alaska under extreme continental climate.

Alaska's state capital, a unified home-rule city and borough on Gastineau Channel. Not reachable by road; accessible only by ferry, airplane, or ship. Home to the state legislature, the Governor's Office, and Mendenhall Glacier.