Original constitutional carry state (2003). No AWB, no magazine limit, strong preemption. Stand-your-ground in 2013. Suppressors/SBRs legal. No waiting period, no red-flag law.

Recreational cannabis legal since 2014 (Measure 2). Long-standing constitutional privacy protection for personal use (Ravin v. State, 1975). Naloxone widely available. No automatic expungement. No psychedelic reform passed.

State minimum wage $13.00/hr. MIT living wage for 1 adult: $17.10/hr. Ratio 0.76 — minimum-wage workers earn 76% of what's needed to live there alone.

Lowest tax burden in nation (~4.9% of income, no state income tax, PFD pays residents) but bottom-tier NAEP scores, weak infrastructure (D-range ASCE), high uninsured rate, and ranked 49th by USNews. High spending per pupil (~$20K) yet poor outcomes — efficiency penalty.

IJ grades Alaska C+ on forfeiture (conviction generally required for most cases since 2021 reforms). No qualified immunity reform but limited use. No statewide no-knock ban. No body cam mandate statewide. Strong state constitutional privacy clause (Art. I sec. 22) interpreted broadly by courts. Limited ICE cooperation. Whistleblower statute moderate.

No-excuse absentee voting available. Early voting 15 days. Same-day registration available. ID required but non-photo alternatives accepted. Limited polling closures. Felons regain rights after release and parole. No independent commission but moderate partisan bias. Ranked-choice voting protects against partisan extremes.

Medicaid expansion adopted 2015. Abortion legal and protected by state constitution (privacy). Gender-affirming care for minors not banned. Uninsured rate moderate. Severe rural healthcare access challenges and provider shortages. Maternal mortality elevated. Mental health access limited in rural/Native communities.

No qualified immunity reform. No statewide body camera mandate. Disciplinary records confidential under personnel privacy. Decertification exists via Alaska Police Standards Council. No no-knock ban. No statewide use-of-force necessity standard. Local prosecution of police shootings. Per-capita killings significantly above national median.

Abortion remains legal under state constitutional right to privacy (no Dobbs-era restriction). No gender-affirming care ban. No statewide LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination law (gap), but no major Christian-nationalist legislation enacted. No Ten Commandments mandate, no Bible classroom mandate. Conservative governor has pushed restrictions but courts have blocked most.

Not a right-to-work state. No state paid family leave. No paid sick leave law. State OSHA plan (Alaska OSH). Prevailing wage law on public construction. Moderate wage theft enforcement via Department of Labor. Higher than median fatal injury rate due to fishing/extraction. No heat rules, no domestic/gig protections, no scheduling laws.