The Sunday Minefield – July 24, 2022
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…
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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…
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 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…
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 Sunday Minefield – June 19, 2022
Jeff Landfield June 19, 2022
The Summer Solstice is Tuesday, which means the days are about to start getting shorter. Summer is never long enough in Alaska. With more…
The Sunday Minefield – June 12, 2022
Jeff Landfield June 12, 2022
The special U.S. House primary election has come and gone. With more than 108,000 ballots counted, the current top-four are what most political observers…
The Sunday Minefield – June 5, 2022
Jeff Landfield June 5, 2022
The warm and sunny weather has been amazing! Though I’m sure the heat is getting to a lot of us. The June 1 candidate…
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 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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
The Sunday Minefield – April 10, 2022
Jeff Landfield April 10, 2022
Spring is definitely in the air! The snow is melting and there’s been plenty of sunshine in Southcentral. The House passed the operating budget…
The Sunday Minefield – April 3, 2022
Jeff Landfield April 3, 2022
What a week. The field for the special primary election to replace Don Young ballooned to 51 on Friday, the last day to file….
The Sunday Minefield – March 27, 2022
Jeff Landfield March 27, 2022
I am writing this week’s column from Narva, Estonia – the third largest city in the small Baltic country of 1.3 million. Narva is…
The Sunday Minefield – March 20, 2022
Jeff Landfield March 20, 2022
The big and sad news this week was the passing of Congressman Don Young (R – Alaska), who was Alaska’s sole representative for the…
The Sunday Minefield – March 13, 2022
Jeff Landfield March 13, 2022
Unfortunately, it’s daylight savings time once again. We are already more than 50 days into the “90-day” legislative session. The operating budget is making…