Judge orders Frank Pugh to restore Stewart Trail public access
February 28, 2023
Frank Pugh must remove a portion of his gate and restore pedestrian access to the historic Stewart Trail in upper Potter Valley, according to...
Alaska Landmine Articles
Ask a Cat: Mormons, public waters, and a coffee shop crush
Cat February 27, 2023
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...
The Sunday Minefield – February 26, 2023
Jeff Landfield February 26, 2023
If you assume the session will go to the constitutional 121-day limit instead of the statutory 90 days – which will almost certainly be…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: How long before the PFD is gone
Brad Keithley February 24, 2023
After reading our column the week before last - Fiscal baselines, take your pick - some legislators and others asked for something we didn’t...
Ask a Cat: Meeting people, job confidence, and running for office
Cat February 20, 2023
Ask a cat is new advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click here to submit...
The Sunday Minefield – February 19, 2023
Jeff Landfield February 19, 2023
We are more than a month into the legislative session. No one expects them to finish 90 days – the statutory limit. This session…
The Alaska Stalker – February 18, 2023
The Alaska Stalker February 18, 2023
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...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Quantifying Alaska’s existing personal tax burden
Brad Keithley February 17, 2023
Often we hear some claim that Alaska doesn’t have personal state taxes. That’s wrong. As former Governor Jay Hammond explained in his seminal book...
Ask a Cat: Coworker crushes, cooking, and Valentine’s Day
Cat February 13, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – February 12, 2023
Jeff Landfield February 12, 2023
We are nearly a month into the legislative session, and things have been relatively quiet. Senator Dan Sullivan (R – Alaska) gave his annual…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Fiscal baselines, take your pick
Brad Keithley February 10, 2023
One of the things we spend a lot of time studying are Alaska’s fiscal policy baselines. There are several. On the revenue side, the...
Ask a Cat: Situationships, reconnecting, and nostalgia
Cat February 6, 2023
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From the Editors: Housing delayed is housing denied; approve the Holtan Hills development
Paxson Woelber and Jeff Landfield February 6, 2023
If there is one lesson that has emerged from the debate over the proposed Holtan Hills development in Girdwood, it is that the phrase...
The Sunday Minefield – February 5, 2023
Jeff Landfield February 5, 2023
We are nearly three weeks into the legislative session. Committees have been meeting to hear departmental overviews, the budget, and various bills. The House…
The Alaska Stalker – February 4, 2023
The Alaska Stalker February 4, 2023
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...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: How Alaska can control oil revenues
Brad Keithley February 3, 2023
One of the complaints we have heard often at the start of this legislative session is how state oil revenues are volatile and can’t...
Ask a Cat: Heartbreak, life, and cats
Cat January 30, 2023
Ask a cat is new advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click…
The Sunday Minefield – January 29, 2023
Jeff Landfield January 29, 2023
We are almost two weeks into the legislative session. Everyone in Juneau is settling in to what is sure to be a weird session….
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The goal isn’t new revenues, it’s new revenue design
Brad Keithley January 27, 2023
Some of what we bring to the discussion of fiscal policy has been learned over the years from dealing with utility rate cases. In...
Ask a Cat: Marriage, mothers-in-law, and commitment
Cat January 23, 2023
Ask a cat is new advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click here to...