Voting no on a constitutional convention is an easy choice
November 4, 2022
I took advantage of early voting recently to add my voice to the broad and bipartisan opposition to a constitutional convention. It was not...
Alaska Landmine Articles
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: 4 things we are looking for in the FY24 budget
Brad Keithley November 4, 2022
While most eyes are focused on next week’s election, ours increasingly are turning to mid-December, when the then-governor is required to submit his...
David vs Goliath: The state constitutional convention question on the ballot
Senator Shelley Hughes November 1, 2022
Alaskans, I respectfully implore you to recognize that the flood of paid advertisements you’ve been hearing about a state constitutional convention may not be...
The Sunday Minefield – October 30, 2022
Jeff Landfield October 30, 2022
It’s hard to believe but the November general election is just nine days away! More than 28,000 Alaskans have already voted. As expected, there…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Why “means testing” the PFD doesn’t solve the problem
Brad Keithley October 29, 2022
We understand that earlier this week as part of a debate hosted by the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, Representative Grier Hopkins...
The Alaska Stalker – October 29, 2022
The Alaska Stalker October 29, 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...
The Sunday Minefield – October 23, 2022
Jeff Landfield October 23, 2022
The general election is just over two weeks away. People are already absentee voting and early in-person voting starts tomorrow. The Alaska Federation of…
Gone Hollywood: ADN mixes fact check with fiction in debate coverage
Andrew Jensen October 21, 2022
The Anchorage Daily News has "gone Hollywood” by monetizing the suffering of others as little more than background in their self-aggrandizing portrayal of themselves...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: In the real world, Alaska’s choice isn’t taxes v. no taxes, it’s what kind of taxes
Brad Keithley October 21, 2022
In a recent news article in the Kenai Peninsula Clarion (“Alaska House candidates trade views at forum”)...
The Sunday Minefield – October 16, 2022
Jeff Landfield October 16, 2022
The November election is just over three weeks away. Absentee ballots are already hitting Alaska mailboxes and early in-person voting starts on October 24….
The Alaska Stalker – October 15, 2022
The Alaska Stalker October 15, 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: Dealing with OPEC
Brad Keithley October 15, 2022
From the perspective of most Alaskans, the actions of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) affect the Alaska economy in two major…
The Sunday Minefield – October 9, 2022
Jeff Landfield 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…
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…