The Sunday Minefield – December 19, 2021
December 19, 2021
Christmas is less than a week away and the New Year is less than two weeks away! The start of the next regular session,…
Alaska Landmine Articles
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: What was Governor Hammond thinking
Brad Keithley December 17, 2021
Recently, I have been rereading former Governor Jay Hammond’s writings on fiscal policy, particularly the PFD. The most extensive is Diapering the Devil, published...
Mayor Bronson appoints Dustin Darden head of Anchorage water utility
the Landfill December 15, 2021
In a surprising move earlier today, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson announced the appointment of 16-time failed candidate Dustin Darden to head Anchorage Water and…
The Sunday Minefield – December 12, 2021
Jeff Landfield December 12, 2021
It’s less than two weeks to Christmas but it’s been a pretty weird week in Alaska politics. The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation board of…
The Alaska Stalker – December 11, 2021
The Alaska Stalker December 11, 2021
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: Who should bear the state’s share of K-12 spending?
Brad Keithley December 10, 2021
While the Legislature as a whole was largely idle during the fourth special session, the House Ways & Means Committee remained active, holding four...
The Sunday Minefield – December 5, 2021
Jeff Landfield December 5, 2021
It will be 2022 in less than a month! This year has really flown by. For those living in Southcentral, get ready for a…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Why an income tax is better for 80% of Alaska families than PFD cuts
Brad Keithley December 3, 2021
In our day-to-day discussions about fiscal policy we often refer to a 2017 Anchorage Daily News story, written by then-ADN reporter Nat Herz. Under...
The Sunday Minefield – November 28, 2021
Jeff Landfield November 29, 2021
I know, it’s Monday. I spent last week in Florida visiting friends and family for Thanksgiving. I got back early Saturday morning and was…
The Alaska Stalker – November 27, 2021
The Alaska Stalker November 27, 2021
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 a distributional analysis tells us about HB 37
Brad Keithley November 26, 2021
As regular readers of this column know, we believe it's essential to evaluate the distributional and economic impact of new revenue proposals...
Anchorage Assembly member Jamie Allard deserves to be recalled
Chelsea Foster November 23, 2021
Reclaim Midtown (RM) and Save Anchorage (SA) are two of the most serious and consequential threats to our city. These groups, most popular on...
The Sunday Minefield – November 21, 2021
Jeff Landfield November 21, 2021
I can’t believe Thanksgiving is this week! I hope everyone has a good time with friends and family. Much of the state continues to…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Oil revenues aren’t only about oil prices
Brad Keithley November 19, 2021
Whenever we write a column or post about “traditional” (which are mostly oil) revenues, some will always comment, “but what about production levels?” They...
The Sunday Minefield – November 14, 2021
Jeff Landfield November 14, 2021
The big news this week was the absolute snow dump in Anchorage and much of Southcentral Alaska. Some parts of Anchorage got over 18…
Medical misinformation wars
Dr. Brian Sweeney November 12, 2021
When I started my Internal Medicine residency in 1994 there was an entire floor of AIDS patients. Pharmacology has changed that world and now…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Looking at the Alaska Legislature from another perspective
Brad Keithley November 12, 2021
Some will recall that in an earlier column we looked at the impact of various fiscal options on Alaska families and the overall Alaska...
Who should own Alaska’s natural resources
Senator Robert Myers November 10, 2021
Since I entered the government arena last year, I have been saying that the Permanent Fund Dividend is not our only problem but that…
The Sunday Minefield – November 7, 2021
Jeff Landfield November 7, 2021
The fourth special session ended this week with no fanfare. Legislators won’t be meeting again until January 18, when the next regular session starts….
From Russia, with love (and China and Saudi Arabia)
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Mohammed bin Salman November 6, 2021
Dear President Joe Biden:
As your fellow world leaders, we apologize for not writing sooner to congratulate you on your record-setting victory last November and…