Budget includes new trooper posts, investigators and $58M for housing programs
The FY2026 proposal adds trooper positions and village public safety officers, funds a Pilatus aircraft capital request for public safety response, and allocates about $58 million to Alaska Housing Finance Corporation programs for homelessness and rural housing.
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The FY2026 budget highlights several public safety enhancements and housing investments. Lacey Sanders said the proposal adds a new trooper post in the Talkeetna area, three new state trooper investigator positions targeted at crimes against children in the Northwest Arctic region, and increases village public safety officers (VPSOs) from 85 to 90. The Department of Public Safety capital request includes funds to purchase a Pilatus aircraft to support emergency response capacity.
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