The goal should be to craft a plan to increase agriculture on a statewide basis to submit to the next legislative session.

There is a path to increasing food security without an Alaska Department of Agriculture this legislative session.

There is a path to increasing food security without an Alaska Department of Agriculture this legislative session.

Only 36% of recent applications for food assistance have been processed on time by the state, federal officials said.

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 ...

Dunleavy’s proposal would have split the existing Division of Agriculture into a new cabinet-level department. Lawmakers rejected it 32-28.

Alaska will remain one of two states without a cabinet-level Department of Agriculture, at least for the time being.

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Dunleavy's proposal to create a state agriculture department, Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, speaks on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Lawmakers ...

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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday night rebuked President Donald Trump's worldwide tariffs announced earlier in the day with four ...