Last year, we began the practice of using columns in June and September to fill in gaps we believe exist in the Department of Revenue’s (DOR) regular cycle of state revenue forecasts. As we said at the time: The Department … Read More

I was a bit checked out this week as I was on a Holland America cruise from Whittier to Vancouver. Those deals for Alaska residents at the end of the season are really good! Tragically, this week Representative Mary Peltola … Read More

One of the little realized things about the FY2024 budget is that, whether intentionally or not, it is…… Read More

Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click here to submit via a form (anonymous) to get the answers to any of life’s problems. Dear Cat, I’m a … Read More

I am writing this column from aboard the MS Noordam in Whittier! I went on a cruise last year on the same ship form Whittier to Vancouver (thanks Scott McMurren for advertising that great deal for Alaskans). If you ever … Read More

Monthly following the publication by the Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) of its Financial Statement and History and Projections, we publish four charts that follow the state’s two main investment funds: the Permanent Fund and the Alaska Retirement Fund. The first … Read More

In early August, Mike Barnhill abruptly resigned as chief operating office at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC). Barnhill started with APCF in…… Read More

Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click here to submit via a form (anonymous) to get the answers to any of life’s problems. Devoted Cat Fans, This … Read More

It’s Labor Day weekend! Which means summer is, unfortunately, coming to and end. Tomorrow is also the last day of the Alaska State Fair. The leaves will be changing colors before we know it. The Alaska Oil & Gas Association … Read More

In a recent article carried by Alaska Public Media, reporter Robert Woolsey references Senator Bert Stedman (R – Sitka) in concluding that overdraws…… Read More