Alaska Landmine Articles

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Here’s what’s going on with oil production taxes

Brad Keithley   September 12, 2025

Following the Legislature's passage in 2013 of substantial revisions to Alaska’s oil production tax code (commonly referred to by its session bill number, “SB21”),...

For the Permanent Fund, it’s the alts and drawdown rate

Joe Paskvan   September 8, 2025

How did Alaska get so close to not being able to pay its bills? To get you up to speed – the Alaska Permanent Fund…

The Sunday Minefield – September 7, 2025

Jeff Landfield   September 7, 2025

It’s already September! Snow will be here before we know it. It was a bit of a slow political news week due to Labor…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What does comparing the PFC’s “Active Management” approach v. the passive index benchmarks tell us

Brad Keithley   September 5, 2025

On its website, the Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) lists three “Strategic Performance Benchmarks...

Why we shouldn’t combine the Permanent Fund accounts

Senator Robert Myers   September 3, 2025

The Permanent Fund has changed in both its investments and its use since it was first created in 1976. Originally, it was invested in…

The Sunday Minefield – August 31, 2025

Jeff Landfield   August 31, 2025

I hope everyone is enjoying the Labor Day weekend! Unfortunately, that also means summer is winding down. You may have noticed that this week’s…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: An interim 2025 state revenue and budget update

Brad Keithley   August 29, 2025

Over the past three years, we have used columns during the summer and fall to fill gaps in the Department of Revenue’s (DOR) regular…

The Sunday Minefield – August 24, 2025

Jeff Landfield   August 24, 2025

September is almost here, which means the end of summer is, unfortunately, nearing. I hope everyone has some great plans for the upcoming Labor...

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why Alaska should increase the required K-12 local contribution

Brad Keithley   August 24, 2025

In a recent opinion piece in the Peninsula Clarion, Representative Bill Elam (R - Nikiski) raises an issue that deserves substantial attention in the...

The Sunday Minefield – August 17, 2025

Jeff Landfield   August 17, 2025

What a week for Alaska! Hundreds if not thousands of people came to Alaska for the Trump/Putin Summit that included high-level American and Russian…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What every state candidate (and campaign manager) should prepare for

Brad Keithley   August 16, 2025

Monthly, three major organizations publish detailed updates of their views of the global oil markets, which we review carefully. The updates from two of...

Alaska State senator’s wife wishes death on Trump, Putin

The Alaska Landmine   August 15, 2025

On the eve of a high-stakes summit on the Russia-Ukraine war, Tasha Boyer Dunbar, wife to Senator Forrest Dunbar (D-Anchorage), has a deadly message...

The Sunday Minefield – August 10, 2025

Jeff Landfield   August 11, 2025

Ok, it’s the Monday Minefield this week. But I have an excuse that is hard to make up. I am writing this column from…

Trump and Putin to hold historic Alaska summit at the Driftwood hotel in Juneau

The Landfill   August 9, 2025

One day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the location has been revealed: the…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Permanent Fund Corporation’s FY25 results

Brad Keithley   August 8, 2025

Over the past couple of weeks, the Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) has published most of the reports that reflect, on a preliminary basis, its…

The Sunday Minefield – August 3, 2025

Jeff Landfield   August 3, 2025

I am writing this week’s column from my office in Juneau. Yesterday, 59 of Alaska’s 60 legislators (one was a bit late) were in…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Focusing on the forest

Brad Keithley   August 3, 2025

One of the biggest challenges in discussing Alaska’s fiscal situation is to persuade listeners to focus on the full fiscal forest. When discussing fiscal...

The Sunday Minefield – July 27, 2025

Jeff Landfield   July 27, 2025

August is less than a week away. Summer is really flying by! I hope everyone in Southcentral enjoyed the incredible weather we had this…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Legislature badly needs to fix production taxes before we continue to “drill, baby, drill”

Brad Keithley   July 25, 2025

In the wake of President Trump’s emphasis on opening additional federal lands in Alaska for oil...

The Sunday Minefield – July 20, 2025

Jeff Landfield   July 20, 2025

August is less than two weeks away! Senator Dan Sullivan (R – Alaska) and Representative Nick Begich (R – Alaska), who are both up…
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