(KODIAK, Alaska) – After 34 years of patrolling Alaska fisheries as one of the largest vessels in the Alaska Wildlife Trooper Fleet, the Patrol Vessel Woldstad is being decommissioned. The P/V Woldstad is a 121-foot, 300 ton vessel. With its home Port in Kodiak, it patrolled from Kodiak Island to the Bering Sea and Bristol […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker Thursday named Walt Monegan the new Commissioner for the Department of Public Safety. Mr. Monegan will replace current DPS Commissioner Gary Folger, who will retire at the end of May to focus on his health. Commissioner Folger served the state for more than 30 years. “I want to thank Commissioner […]
Friday, March 13, 2015, Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives early this morning passed a Fiscal Year 2016 statewide operating budget with a historic 10 percent reduction in unrestricted general funds (UGF). Faced with a $3.5 billion deficit, the House Finance Committee found $229 million in reductions to day-to-day agency operations, while prioritizing […]