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The Sunday Minefield – June 20, 2021 (Special Loose Unit Edition)
Jeff Landfield
June 20, 2021
As weeks go in Alaska politics, this was one of the the loosest I can remember since starting the Landmine in October of 2017. The sheer number of Loose Units this week made it impossible to choose just one,...
Governor Dunleavy is right about the effective date issue with the budget
Lee Baxter
June 18, 2021
On Thursday, June 17, Governor Dunleavy held a press conference that touched off a flurry of comments among Alaska politicos and journalists on social media and elsewhere. Governor Dunleavy said that the state budget recently passed by the Alaska...
What the hell is happening in Juneau
Jeff Landfield
June 18, 2021
With just under nine hours left before the end of the special session, things in Juneau have gone completely off the rails. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) says that he will not sign the budget because the House…
Legislature barely passes budget, $525 dividend and uncertainty with effective date
Jeff Landfield
June 16, 2021
With just over two weeks to go before a government shutdown, the Alaska Legislature was able to pass a budget with the bare minimum number of votes...
The Sunday Minefield – June 13, 2021
Jeff Landfield
June 13, 2021
The weather has been amazing in Anchorage this week! I hope everyone is out enjoying it. It’s mid-June and a budget has still not been passed, but it looks like the conference committee should finish today. A lot of…
The Alaska Stalker – June 12, 2021
The Alaska Stalker
June 12, 2021
Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If you enjoy the Alaska Stalker, please consider supporting working moms like me by sending in...
The Sunday Minefield
The Sunday Minefield
Jeff Landfield
June 20, 2021
As weeks go in Alaska politics, this was one of the the loosest I can remember since starting the Landmine in October of 2017. The sheer number of Loose Units this week made it impossible to choose just one,...
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Alaska Stalker
The Alaska Stalker - June 12, 2021
Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the...
The Alaska Stalker - May 29, 2021
Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the...
The Alaska Stalker - May 15, 2021
Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the...
Community Voices
The irony of Kristie Babcock’s attack on Chief Justice Joel Bolger
Anonymous
June 4, 2021
The opinion piece by Kristie Babcock recently published in the Anchorage Daily News, in...
What if we could vote online?
Alex Koplin
April 13, 2021
Voting legislation has drawn lots of attention these days. There is very little chance…
Vote Bill Evans for mayor
Bill Evans
March 7, 2021
There are a lot of folks in this race, and each candidate can make...
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