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The Sunday Minefield – August 3, 2025

Jeff Landfield

August 3, 2025

I am writing this week’s column from my office in Juneau. Yesterday, 59 of Alaska’s 60 legislators (one was a bit late) were in the Capitol on a gorgeous August day for the special session called by Governor Mike…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Focusing on the forest

Brad Keithley

August 3, 2025

One of the biggest challenges in discussing Alaska’s fiscal situation is to persuade listeners to focus on the full fiscal forest. When discussing fiscal issues, most focus one-at-a-time on various trees, such as spending levels, K-12 spending, oil taxes,...

Not so special session expected not to last too long

Jeff Landfield

July 30, 2025

The special session called by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) is set to begin on Saturday, August 2 at 10 am in Juneau. It’s scheduled to last 30 days but all signals indicate it probably won’t last 30…

The Sunday Minefield – July 27, 2025

Jeff Landfield

July 27, 2025

August is less than a week away. Summer is really flying by! I hope everyone in Southcentral enjoyed the incredible weather we had this weekend. Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska) not so special session is set to start…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Legislature badly needs to fix production taxes before we continue to “drill, baby, drill”

Brad Keithley

July 25, 2025

In the wake of President Trump’s emphasis on opening additional federal lands in Alaska for oil...

Exclusive footage of shooting outside Gaslight bar in Anchorage

Jeff Landfield

July 24, 2025

During the early hours of July 20, 2025, a shootout occurred in Downtown Anchorage outside the Gaslight Bar on 4th Avenue. The Gaslight is located directly across the street from the Anchorage Police Department headquarters. The Alaska Landmine...

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