The Sunday Minefield – October 26, 2025
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…
Alaska Landmine Articles
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 legislators diverge from middle and lower-income Alaska families, which combined comprise 80% of Alaska households, when it comes to the revenue (tax) approach the legislators take when in Juneau.
We have previously written about the issue…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska is the California and New York, combined, of regressive tax rates
Brad Keithley
November 8, 2025
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The impact of using PFD cuts, compared to alternatives, by House District
Brad Keithley
October 31, 2025
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.Â
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…
The Sunday Minefield – October 12, 2025
Jeff Landfield October 12, 2025
Local elections occurred this week all over Alaska. Turnout was abysmally low in many areas. The big upset was in Fairbanks where Fairbanks North…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Putting all Alaska families first
Brad Keithley October 11, 2025
Most oil and gas lawyers who have spent time practicing in the lower 48 don’t find Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) particularly novel.Â
It follows…
Full PFD candidates need not apply
Bruce Tangeman October 8, 2025
Any candidate for governor, House, or Senate that says they will provide a full Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) are not serious candidates and need…
Gov. Dunleavy’s SB 113 veto benefits Amazon, hurts Alaska businesses
Representative Andrew Gray October 6, 2025
On September 30, Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) vetoed Senate Bill 113. The bill would have amended current law to require internet-based companies...
The Sunday Minefield – October 5, 2025
Jeff Landfield October 5, 2025
It’s October! Which means Permanent Fund Dividend checks hit accounts this week and snow will be on the ground soon. Former Anchorage Mayor Dave…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Yeah, and that would be a good thing…
Brad Keithley October 3, 2025
A recent article from Alaska’s News Source focused on a petition on Change.org “to restore and protect …
Alaska’s oil projects deliver revenue and jobs we depend on
Rebecca Logan October 2, 2025
As president of the Alaska Support Industry Alliance, I represent more than 500 businesses across the state of Alaska that provide the goods and...
Alaska’s decades long gravy train is coming to an end
Bruce Tangeman October 1, 2025
Alaskans have had a helluva run for more than four decades. We haven’t had to pay a state income or sales tax for all…
The Sunday Minefield – September 28, 2025
Jeff Landfield September 28, 2025
Termination dust is on the peaks of the Chugach mountains behind Anchorage. Winter will be here before we know it. It was a fairly…
49 Forward: For generations of Alaskans
Deven Mitchell September 26, 2025
I was born about a decade after Alaska became the 49th state, and have shadowy memories of life before oil revenue poured in. The…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Some thoughts on a replacement for SB21
Brad Keithley September 26, 2025
Over the past few months, we have written several columns about the significant drop in production tax revenues projected for the coming decade, despite...