The Sunday Minefield – October 9, 2022
October 9, 2022
The general election is less than a month away. Thirty-day Alaska Public Offices Commission campaign finance reports, which show much money gubernatorial and legislative…
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Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The missing voice in Alaska’s fiscal debate
Brad Keithley October 7, 2022
Generally speaking, fiscal policy is about balancing government spending wants against willingness to pay.
Just like a kid in a candy store, the aggregate wants…
The Sunday Minefield – October 2, 2022
Jeff Landfield October 3, 2022
Sorry about the delay. It’s the Monday Minefield this week. t’s just over five weeks until the November 8 general election and it oddly…
The Alaska Stalker – October 1, 2022
The Alaska Stalker October 1, 2022
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: There is no conflict between SB 26 and the PFD statute
Brad Keithley September 30, 2022
One of the claims we sometimes hear from those seeking to rationalize legislative cuts in the statutory Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) is that there...
The Sunday Minefield – September 25, 2022
Jeff Landfield September 25, 2022
Fall is definitely in the air. The November 8 general election is just over six weeks away. The big political news this week is…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Dunleavy & Gara’s fiscal policies are taken from Fantasyland, Walker’s from Leona Helmsley
Brad Keithley September 23, 2022
In last week’s column we updated the 10-year outlook for Alaska’s fiscal situation for current...
The Sunday Minefield – September 18, 2022
Jeff Landfield September 18, 2022
The big, and tragic, news this week is the remnants of the large Typhoon Merbok that is hitting Western Alaska hard. With just weeks…
The Alaska Stalker – September 17, 2022
The Alaska Stalker September 17, 2022
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: The September state budget update
Brad Keithley September 16, 2022
Three months ago we published a “June revenue update,” as we explained there, to fill in a gap we believe exists in the Department...
I’m opting my child out of active shooter drills this year. You can, too
Allison Hovanec September 13, 2022
My eldest daughter started kindergarten this year. I was prepared for many of the new routines: packing her lunch, buying and labeling her school...
The Sunday Minefield – September 11, 2022
Jeff Landfield September 11, 2022
It’s a sad day because it’s the twenty first anniversary of the September 11 attacks. It doesn’t feel like it has been that long…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Is the State (Governor + Legislature) leaving money on the table?
Brad Keithley September 9, 2022
Last month we wrote a column entitled “How much would ‘government take’ from oil need to increase to balance the budget.” In that column...
Assembly member Volland’s approach won’t solve Anchorage’s transportation problems
Marc Grober September 6, 2022
It was simply exhilarating to read Anchorage Assembly member Daniel Volland’s manifesto two weeks ago exhorting Anchorage to make safe...
The Sunday Minefield – September 4, 2022
Jeff Landfield September 4, 2022
It’s September! Which mean there’s just over two months until the November general election. The gargantuan news this week was Democrat Mary Peltola defeated…
The Alaska Stalker – September 3, 2022
The Alaska Stalker September 3, 2022
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...
Judge rules that Anchorage’s historic Stewart Trail is open to the public
Paxson Woelber September 3, 2022
On Thursday, Anchorage judge Dani Crosby ruled that a public easement exists on the historic Stewart Trail, which traverses a ridge below McHugh Peak...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Where (and why) we differ from DOR’s revised FY23 & FY24 revenue forecast
Brad Keithley September 2, 2022
Recently, the Department of Revenue (DOR) has been publishing updates (what it labels...
My day at the Alaska State Fair
Jacob Hersh September 1, 2022
“He who makes a beast of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man.”
– Dr. Samuel Johnson
Halfway through the sauce-smothered turkey leg,…
The troll caught Salmon Sisters: A cautionary tale of social media disaster
Spenaardvark August 30, 2022
For those of you not on “Alaska Twitter:” congratulations on preserving your scarce time and mental health. For those of you who are: my…