The Sunday Minefield – July 31, 2022
July 31, 2022
The August 16 primary is just over two weeks away. In-person voting starts tomorrow and the deadline to request absentee by-mail ballots is August…
Alaska Landmine Articles
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Replacing PFD cuts with taxes results in fairer revenues, not more spending
Brad Keithley July 29, 2022
As even occasional readers are aware, these columns are often focused on a comparison of the impact on Alaska families and the overall economy...
“Red” Scare: A day on the Kenai
Jacob Hersh July 25, 2022
There’s nothing more balls-out Alaskan than a seven-year-old driving a $30,000 side-by-side. As I’m hauling a bloody, sandy load of fish up the Kenai…
The Sunday Minefield – July 24, 2022
Jeff Landfield July 24, 2022
The August 16 primary is just over three weeks away. Early and absentee in-person voting starts on August 1. It feels a bit like…
Alaska Stalker – July 23, 2022
The Alaska Stalker July 23, 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: It’s THE most important fiscal issue this election cycle but few are talking about it
Brad Keithley July 22, 2022
Earlier this month following the release of Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R - Alaska) final decisions on the...
Senator Josh Revak is wrong about Big Tech
Adam Schwemley July 19, 2022
Senator Josh Revak (R – Anchorage) seems to think that the technology companies that have made the internet what it is…
The Sunday Minefield – July 17, 2022
Jeff Landfield July 17, 2022
After a hot and dry start to summer, we have finally got some much needed rain in Southcentral. The Anchorage Assembly passed a controversial…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The CBR: How much do we owe, how should we repay
Brad Keithley July 15, 2022
In our column a couple of weeks ago - “An updated 10-year outlook” - we proposed routinely including a line item for repayment of...
My day at the Trump Rally in Anchorage, Alaska
Jacob Hersh July 12, 2022
The first thing you notice about the Trump rally, as you pull into the Alaska Airlines Center, is the line. It disgorges from the…
The Sunday Minefield – July 10, 2022
Jeff Landfield July 11, 2022
The big news this week was former President Donald Trump’s rally at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. I was there covering the event….
The time has come to end Big Tech’s rule
Senator Josh Revak July 10, 2022
The internet has opened doors and pathways to more than we could have ever imagined just a couple of decades ago. It has become…
The Alaska Stalker – July 10, 2022
The Alaska Stalker July 10, 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 challenges of education in Alaska
Charlie Pierce July 8, 2022
In one word, the state of Education in Alaska is “pathetic.” Finger pointing, arguing and blaming everything except the structure of the current system...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Yes, Alaska does have a sufficient “tax base”
Brad Keithley July 8, 2022
While some talk about a fiscal “surplus,” even in the current fiscal year (FY23) the Legislature has continued to divert a portion of the...
The Sunday Minefield – July 3, 2022
Jeff Landfield July 3, 2022
I hope everyone is enjoying the 4th of July holiday weekend! The weather around Southcentral and much of Alaska has been amazing, though very…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: An updated 10-year outlook
Brad Keithley July 1, 2022
Earlier this week Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) finalized the state’s FY22 and FY23 fiscal plans by announcing his line item vetoes of...
The Sunday Minefield – June 26, 2022
Jeff Landfield June 26, 2022
It was a wild week in Alaska politics. Al Gross‘ withdrawal from the U.S. House race, that the Landmine broke on…
The Alaska Stalker – June 25, 2022
The Alaska Stalker June 25, 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: “Class Warfare”
Brad Keithley June 24, 2022
Regularly when responding to our discussion about issues related to the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), some will accuse us of engaging in “class warfare.”…