Alaska Landmine Articles

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: How “no taxes” has become Orwellian newspeak for shifting the tax burden to middle & lower income Alaska families

Brad Keithley   June 3, 2022

Over the past several years some legislators...

The Sunday Minefield – May 29, 2022

Jeff Landfield   May 29, 2022

I hope everyone is enjoying the awesome Memorial Day Weekend. The weather around much of the state has been incredible. Nothing beats sun and…

The Alaska Stalker – May 28, 2022

The Alaska Stalker   May 28, 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: What’s a “reasonable” PFD

Brad Keithley   May 27, 2022

Each week we regularly receive a number of comments in response to these columns. They come in various forms. Some are posted in the...

The Sunday Minefield – May 22, 2022

Jeff Landfield   May 23, 2022

Summer has finally arrived! The legislative session ended Wednesday (5/18/2022) night with the Legislature passing a budget with only hours to spare. A narrow…

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: It’s not the PFD that’s the issue

Brad Keithley   May 20, 2022

Those reading some sources of local media - or better yet, the #akleg stream on Twitter - may think that the increase in government...

The Sunday Minefield – May 15, 2022 (Special Loose Unit Edition)

Jeff Landfield   May 15, 2022

There is just three days left until the constitutional session limit, and a budget deal is still not in place. In fact, the conference...

The Alaska Stalker – May 14, 2022

The Alaska Stalker   May 14, 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: This is what happens when you don’t have a balanced plan

Brad Keithley   May 13, 2022

One of the things we have observed about politics over the past few decades is that if you don’t have an agreed plan that...

The Sunday Minefield – May 8, 2022

Jeff Landfield   May 8, 2022

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! The constitutional session limit is just ten days away, and significant uncertainty remains with the…

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Who should pay for the Port of A̶n̶c̶h̶o̶r̶a̶g̶e̶ Alaska

Brad Keithley   May 6, 2022

In their own op-ed in the Anchorage Daily News last weekend, the newspaper’s editorial board argued that the state should provide…

The Sunday Minefield – May 1, 2022

Jeff Landfield   May 1, 2022

Hard to believe it’s already May. Only 17 days remain until the constitutional session limit, and still only the House has passed its version…

The Alaska Stalker – April 30, 2022

The Alaska Stalker   April 30, 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: Reviving Governor Hammond’s “Parachute Plan”

Brad Keithley   April 29, 2022

Over the course of the past week we have written extensively on our Facebook and Twitter pages and spoken at length on our weekly...

It’s time to adopt a comprehensive homeless plan

Mayor Dave Bronson, Assembly member Felix Rivera, and John Weddleton   April 28, 2022

This week, the Anchorage Assembly will consider plans to construct a homelessness navigation...

The Sunday Minefield – April 24, 2022

Jeff Landfield   April 24, 2022

Spring is in the air all over Alaska! There’s just over three weeks left until the constitutional session limit and the Senate has not…

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: A relook at the Fiscal Policy Working Group proposal

Brad Keithley   April 22, 2022

Last June (2021), in the midst of efforts to resolve the FY22 budget, the Legislature established a bi-partisan, bi-cameral working group for the purpose...

Nick Begich pays tearful homage to his “friend and hero Don Young”

The Landfill   April 18, 2022

In a press conference Monday, Nick Begich tearfully remembered his “great friend and hero Don Young.” Begich, who co-chaired Young’s 2020 campaign, effusively praised…

The Alaska Stalker – April 18, 2022

The Alaska Stalker   April 18, 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 – April 17, 2022

Jeff Landfield   April 17, 2022

I hope everyone had a good Easter Sunday. I am finally back in Juneau after a bit of a break. Several legislators went home…
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