Alaska Legislature rejects Gov. Dunleavy’s agriculture department plan

Alaska lawmakers reject Gov. Dunleavy’s order creating state agriculture department

The most prominent supporter of Gov. 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. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Lawmakers narrowly rejected an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday that would have created a cabinet-level state agriculture department. Dunleavy’s proposal would have split out th…

Alaska Legislature halts Dunleavy effort to create agriculture department • Alaska Beacon

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 separate Alaska Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Speaking is Rep. George Rauscher, R-Sutton. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)Alaska will remain one of two states without a cabinet-level Department of Agriculture, at least for t…

Alaska Legislature rejects Gov. Dunleavy’s agriculture department plan

The vote was 32-28 in a joint sitting of the Legislature.

Alaska Legislature rejects Gov. Dunleavy's agriculture department plan

JUNEAU, Alaska — 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 32-28. Some legislators said they ...