Alaska Landmine Articles

To address Girdwood’s housing crisis, approve the Holtan Hills land disposal

Eric Visser   January 21, 2024

Anchorage’s housing crisis permeates our news, our policy and even our politics. Driven by a variety of factors including sky-high interest rates, barriers to…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska’s fiscal system is #1 … in terms of regressivity

Brad Keithley   January 19, 2024

Periodically, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) publishes an update to its “Who Pays?” reports. The most recent - the 7th edition...

Ask a Cat: Long-distance relationships, the white raven, and Valentine’s Day

Cat   January 15, 2024

Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Impending Valentine’s Day doom? Pesky coworker dilemma? Political blathering? Don’t be shy,...

The Sunday Minefield – January 14, 2024

Jeff Landfield   January 14, 2024

The second session of the 33rd Alaska Legislature starts on Tuesday! Juneau is getting absolutely dumped on with snow. So far, all the flights…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why has the Department of Revenue stopped helping Alaskans understand their fiscal options?

Brad Keithley   January 12, 2024

As we explained in our column two weeks ago and as...

The Anchorage Assembly should approve drive-thru service for cannabis stores

Ivie Anderson   January 8, 2024

On Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly will hear Ordinance No. AO 2023-118, which would allow drive-thru service at cannabis retail stores in Anchorage. I support...

The Sunday Minefield – January 7, 2024

Jeff Landfield   January 7, 2024

It’s the first Sunday Minefield of 2024! The second session of the 33rd Alaska Legislature starts in nine days. Legislators and staffers from around…

Anchorage Museum announces new progressive admissions pricing system based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and national origin

The Landfill   January 6, 2024

Last week, the Anchorage Museum announced that the price of admission would be based on a visitor’s racial self-identification, with visitors…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Wait, what? Oil production volumes are projected to grow by a lot, but overall, state revenues from them are dropping

Brad Keithley   January 5, 2024

As we noted in our column two weeks ago...

Ask a Cat: New year issues, relationship problems, and lending money to family

Cat   January 2, 2024

Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. The new year is upon us! Do you have a question for...

The Sunday Minefield – December 31, 2023

Jeff Landfield   December 31, 2023

Well, 2023 is about to come to an end. I wish everyone a very Happy New Year! I hope everyone has a good time…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Our first look at Gov. Dunleavy’s FY25 Budget & 10-year Plan: Part 2

Brad Keithley   December 29, 2023

This week, we publish Part 2 of our initial look at Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R - Alaska) recently proposed Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget...

Anchorage Assembly proposes renaming landfill after Don Young

The Landfill   December 28, 2023

After furious backlash over their decision not to rename the Port of Alaska the Don Young Port of Anchorage, several members of the Anchorage…

The Sunday Minefield – December 24, 2023

Jeff Landfield   December 24, 2023

Merry Christmas to all the Landmine readers! For those of us living in Southcentral, we are all going to have an extra white Christmas…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Our first look at Gov. Dunleavy’s FY25 Budget & 10-year Plan: Part 1

Brad Keithley   December 22, 2023

This week, we publish Part 1 of our initial look at Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R - Alaska) recently proposed FY 25 Budget and 10-year...

Ask a Cat: Gift for a situationship, the next election, and unwanted text messages

Cat   December 18, 2023

Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Don’t be shy, you can submit...

The Sunday Minefield – December 17, 2023

Jeff Landfield   December 17, 2023

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. Christmas Eve is just a week away, and session begins in a month. Governor Mike Dunleavy…

Dining with the enemy

Representative Andrew Gray   December 17, 2023

Shortly after I won my election to the House in 2022, Tom Begich, the minority leader in the Senate at the time, gave me…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Fiscal baselines

Brad Keithley   December 15, 2023

Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) released his proposed FY2025 budget and 10-year plan as we completed this week’s column yesterday. We are digging…

Report from global climate change summit in Dubai

Paul Fuhs   December 13, 2023

I recently attended the COP28 global climate change meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on behalf of the
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