The Sunday Minefield – November 30, 2025
November 30, 2025
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I came down to Florida to see some family. And I’ll be honest, the 80 degree weather…
Alaska Landmine Articles
The Sunday Minefield – December 14, 2025
Jeff Landfield December 14, 2025
I am writing this week’s column from Prudhoe Bay! If you were following my journey from Fairbanks to Prudhoe on the Haul Road (Dalton Highway) with Senator Robb Myers (R – North Pole) in his big rig, you know how wild the trip was. What was supposed to be a 12 hour drive ended up taking more than 30…
Parents play the biggest role in what their kids do online
Azri-el Sellers and Kaila Pfister
December 3, 2025
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: How the Legislature is deepening the disconnect between Alaska and Alaskans
Brad Keithley November 28, 2025
In last week’s column, we compared nominal growth in Alaska’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to “real”...
The Sunday Minefield – November 23, 2025
Jeff Landfield November 23, 2025
Thanksgiving is on Thursday! I hope everyone has a great time with friends and family. The legislative session is less than two months from…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska v. Alaskans
Brad Keithley November 21, 2025
Recently, we were in a discussion in which a participant argued that there is no basis for concern about the Alaska economy (nor, by…
Fairbanks School District Superintendent Luke Meinert’s loose “award”
Robert Herrick November 18, 2025
Last week, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District social media accounted touted that Superintendent Luke Meinert has been “named one of the nation’s Top...
The Sunday Minefield – November 16, 2025
Jeff Landfield November 16, 2025
Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away! Senator Matt Claman (D – Anchorage) entered the crowded governor’s race, making him the fourteenth candidate and…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The appearance of self-dealing
Brad Keithley November 14, 2025
One of the things that has intrigued us most over the years is the extent to which the economic interests of most of Alaska’s…
The Sunday Minefield – November 9, 2025
Jeff Landfield November 9, 2025
The first big snowfall hit Anchorage and Southcentral this week. While the snowplowing in Anchorage has been ok, there are still a lot of…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska is the California and New York, combined, of regressive tax rates
Brad Keithley November 8, 2025
Earlier this week, while working through some data on states that use a flat-rate income tax to raise...
The Sunday Minefield – November 2, 2025
Jeff Landfield November 2, 2025
Halloween has come and gone. Snow should be on the ground in Southcentral any day. Senator Mike Shower (R – Wasilla) resigned his Senate…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The impact of using PFD cuts, compared to alternatives, by House District
Brad Keithley October 31, 2025
Recently, we have been spending time diving into Census Bureau data to better understand the...
The Sunday Minefield – October 26, 2025
Jeff Landfield October 26, 2025
I can’t believe Thanksgiving is just over a month away! Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) announced late Friday afternoon that Natural Resources Commissioner…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Three things
Brad Keithley October 24, 2025
This week’s column addresses three separate issues that have arisen over the past few weeks.
The first, raised in a column written…
Jay Hammond’s PFD intent language
Bruce Tangeman October 24, 2025
I had a friend tell me years ago after I testified in front of the Legislature that I had a “terrible poker face when…
The Sunday Minefield – October 19, 2025
Jeff Landfield October 19, 2025
Nearly 2,000 evacuees from the devasting typhoon that hit Western Alaska arrived in Anchorage this week. The Alaska Federation of Natives held their annual…