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Native Village of Eklutna rushes to open Birchwood casino before Trump takes office
Jeff Landfield
January 17, 2025
Trucks, excavators, heavy equipment, lumber, trailers, lights, construction workers, and security guards currently occupy a site about a mile west of the...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: WHICH working-age Alaska families are outmigrating?
Brad Keithley
January 17, 2025
Earlier this month, the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) issued a press release summarizing its most recent population...
The Sunday Minefield – January 12, 2025
Jeff Landfield
January 13, 2025
Apologies for the late column again. I am at the tail end of my vacation before session and time got away from me yesterday. A major wind storm caused damage and power outages to many areas around Anchorage. The…
To bolster Anchorage economy and tribal sovereignty, Mayor Suzanne LaFrance advocates for casino gambling
Paxson Woelber
January 10, 2025
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance ran on a platform of “safe streets and trails, good schools, real solutions to homelessness, and a vibrant, affordable city...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Permanent Fund “Performance”
Brad Keithley
January 10, 2025
Last June, during the height of the issues surrounding former Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) Trustee Ellie Rubenstein, we wrote a column focusing on the Permanent Fund’s performance against its own benchmarks. As we explained there and in…
The Sunday Minefield – January 5, 2025
Jeff Landfield
January 6, 2025
The New Year has arrived! I hope everyone had fun ringing in 2025. I am down in Buenos Aires with some friends celebrating my 40th birthday and the New Year. Apologies for the late column. I came down with…
The Sunday Minefield
The Sunday Minefield
Jeff Landfield
January 20, 2025
It’s the Monday Minefield again this week! I flew to Juneau yesterday and had a ton of work getting settled in. By the time I was done I was exhausted. The first session of the 34th Alaska Legislature begins…
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How property tax assessments are done in the Mat-Su Borough
Representative Kevin McCabe
December 27, 2024
Property tax assessments in the Mat-Su Borough are regulated by state…
Why I am taking on the FBI, my former employer
Tyler Vose
December 11, 2024
The road map for reporting and investigating allegations of misconduct, policy abuses, and potential…
Former FBI agent details retaliation from Anchorage office
Tyler Vose
December 1, 2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), long perceived as the premier law enforcement agency…
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