Absentee and early voting are both underway for the August 18 primary. Due to COVID there has been a much higher amount of absentee ballot requests that in previous years. Depending on how the returns go, and how close some … Read More

As Kriner’s Diner continues to defy Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s new mandate on restaurant closures, the issue is headed to court.… Read More

Any response or comments regarding Anchorage’s response to COVID is immediately filtered through the lens of intense partisanship, which is unfortunate as that does little to actually solve a great public problem. Be that as it may, I do have some concerns…… Read More

For the first time since its inception in 1912, Russia’s state-owned newspaper Pravda has awarded an American, Suzanne Downing, their coveted Excellence in Journalism award (Государственная Услуга). The announcement was made today from Red Square in front of the Kremlin. … Read More

I was first introduced to Gary when he was considering running for the Legislature in 2016 and I was a partner in a fledgling campaign management firm with an eye on a bipartisan coalition in the State House.  We didn’t … Read More

The events of this week were all put into perspective on Friday (July 31) when Representative Gary Knopp (R – Kenai) was tragically killed in a mid-air collision. Six other people in the other aircraft were also tragically killed. It … Read More

Congressman Don Young (R – Alaska) introduced a private bill yesterday for Rebecca Trimble. A private bill “provides benefits to specified individuals (including corporate bodies). Individuals sometimes request relief through private legislation when…… Read More

It’s almost August, which means the August 18 primary is just over three weeks away. Because of COVID, a lot of Alaskans will be voting by absentee this year. The weather today in Anchorage has been amazing, but not so … Read More

A legal memo obtained by the Alaska Landmine, sent from the Department of Law to Senator Mike Shower (R – Wasilla), concludes that the binding caucus does…… Read More

According to an internal email obtained by the Alaska Landmine, the Southcentral Foundation has fired a…… Read More