The Sunday Minefield – August 24, 2025
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...
Alaska Landmine Articles
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…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why the federal tax impact on PFDs is not a valid basis for supporting PFD cuts
Brad Keithley July 19, 2025
In recent conversations, some have continued to use the impact of federal income taxes on Permanent...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Permanent Fund Corporation’s most recent numbers show it continues to underperform
Brad Keithley July 14, 2025
While many Alaskans believe that Alaska’s revenue stream, which funds both government and
The Sunday Minefield – July 13, 2025
Jeff Landfield July 13, 2025
It’s hard to believe we are almost halfway into July. Legislators and some staff are preparing for Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska) special…
The Sunday Minefield – July 6, 2025
Jeff Landfield July 6, 2025
What a loose week! Even though the Fourth of July was on Friday, a lot happened this week in Alaska politics. First, Anchorage Mayor…
The Sunday Minefield – June 29, 2025
Jeff Landfield June 29, 2025
The Fourth of July Independence Day holiday is just five days away. It falls on a Friday this year, so it will be a…
Reflecting on a Father’s Day fishing trip to Homer, Alaska from New York City
Eugene "Gino" Durante June 27, 2025
Living on planet Earth is peculiar. Despite billions of people, raising an upright walking human comes with challenges in every time zone. Perhaps it’s…
The Sunday Minefield – June 22, 2025
Jeff Landfield June 22, 2025
The summer solstice has come and gone. I hope everyone had an awesome solstice weekend! Several people illegally camping at Davis Park in Anchorage…