Alaska Landmine Articles

The Sunday Minefield – March 15, 2026

Jeff Landfield   March 15, 2026

The half-way point of the legislative session is just days away. It was an eventful week in Juneau. Representative Nick Begich (R – Alaska) gave his annul address to the Legislature. A prop from a prominent House Democrat during Begich’s speech resulted in an attempted censure by House Republicans. Oil prices went on a roller coaster ride. The Senate…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Thoughts on changing the POMV draw percentage

Brad Keithley
March 13, 2026

The Sunday Minefield – March 8, 2026

Jeff Landfield
March 8, 2026

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Stabilizing Alaska’s boom-bust-boom-bust revenue cycles

Brad Keithley
March 6, 2026

The Sunday Minefield – March 1, 2026

Jeff Landfield
March 1, 2026

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why “Protect the Permanent Fund” is really “Protect the Spend”

Brad Keithley   February 27, 2026

Two slides, the first in a recent presentation before the Senate Finance Committee by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC), and the...

An interview with Alan Lambert on his role in the film “Blue Moon”

Grant Keller   February 24, 2026

Alan Lambert is a Dublin based artist who has been working in film and television for over 30 years. He has painted murals, backdrops,...

The Sunday Minefield – February 22, 2026

Jeff Landfield   February 22, 2026

It’s been over a month since the legislative session started, but it feels like its been a lot longer. The big and shocking news…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Significantly reducing the impact of the state’s fiscal burden on Alaskans

Brad Keithley   February 20, 2026

An exchange earlier this week with an interested reader helped us realize that some aren’t appreciating the full impact of various fiscal options on...

Dysfunction junction

Joe Paskvan   February 16, 2026

Despite being a petrostate, Alaska is in economic trouble. Despite constitutional establishment of Alaska’s Permanent Fund protecting our principal, our spendable buckets of savings…

The Sunday Minefield – February 15, 2026

Jeff Landfield   February 15, 2026

The legislative session is nearly a month in, which means there’s just over three months until the constitutional 121-day limit. The House and Senate…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The impact of Gov. Dunleavy’s proposed sales tax by legislative district

Brad Keithley   February 13, 2026

Replacing cuts in the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) with the type of sales tax recently proposed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) as...

The Sunday Minefield – February 8, 2026

Jeff Landfield   February 8, 2026

I hope everyone enjoyed the Super Bowl! It was a weird game but many Seahawks fans in Alaska are very happy tonight. We are…

My message to the Anchorage Assembly: Less woke and more work

Brett Huber   February 6, 2026

If Anchorage residents ever wonder why so many problems in this city feel unresolved, they need only watch the Anchorage Assembly in action. Or...

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: More on the Governor’s proposed fiscal plan and its impact on Alaska families

Brad Keithley   February 6, 2026

In this week’s column, we continue to analyze elements of Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R - Alaska)...

The Sunday Minefield – February 1, 2026

Jeff Landfield   February 1, 2026

The Alaska Legislature has been been in session for two weeks, and things are definitely off to a much wilder start than last session….

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Governor’s proposed fiscal plan: Examining whether it balances, and putting the “regressivity” of his sales tax in context

Brad Keithley   January 30, 2026

In last week’s column...

The Palmer Debacle: A masterclass in small town debauchery

Chris Sant   January 27, 2026

From the outside, Palmer sells itself as a small Alaskan town with family values and pride in our pioneer spirit. From the inside, it...

The Sunday Minefield – January 25, 2026

Jeff Landfield   January 25, 2026

The second session of the 34th Alaska Legislature is underway! It was a busy week with the before the start of session fundraisers, Juneau’s…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Our initial reactions to Gov. Dunleavy’s [maybe] proposed fiscal plan

Brad Keithley   January 23, 2026

After already having set a dollar target for the “New Revenue Measures” required to balance the state’s budget over the next ten years in...
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