The Sunday Minefield – May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025
Just ten days remain until the end of the regular session. Surprisingly, things seem to be moving along rather smoothly. The House failed to…
Sunday Minefields
The Sunday Minefield – June 15, 2025
Jeff Landfield June 15, 2025
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! I have been in New Mexico the last week visiting my parents so I’ve have been a little checked out from Alaska politics. The big news this week was Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) signed the budget and announced his vetoes – the majority of which targeted…
The Sunday Minefield – May 4, 2025
Jeff Landfield May 4, 2025
May the Fourth be with you! Only 17 days remain until the end of the regular session, and things finally look like they are…
The Sunday Minefield – April 27, 2025
Jeff Landfield April 27, 2025
We are approaching day 100 of the legislative session, which means there is just over three weeks left in the regular session. The annual…
The Sunday Minefield – April 20, 2025
Jeff Landfield April 20, 2025
I hope everyone had a good Easter weekend! It was a short week in Juneau as many people headed home for Easter. Tomorrow is…
The Sunday Minefield – April 13, 2025
Jeff Landfield April 13, 2025
It was a loose and eventful week in Juneau. First, the House majority and minority held strange, dueling press conferences. Second, the House Finance…
The Sunday Minefield – April 6, 2025
Jeff Landfield April 6, 2025
It’s day 75 of the 121-day legislative session, and there is no clear path to get out of town. The House Finance Committee finished…
The Sunday Minefield – March 30, 2025
Jeff Landfield March 30, 2025
It’s day 68 of the 121-day session (the 90-day statutory session has been a joke for a while) and the budget is stalling in…
The Sunday Minefield – March 23, 2025
Jeff Landfield March 23, 2025
We have reached the halfway point of the 121-day legislative session. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R – Alaska) and Dan Sullivan (R – Alaska) both…
The Sunday Minefield – March 16, 2025
Jeff Landfield March 16, 2025
We are approaching the halfway mark of the 120-day legislative session. The big news this week is the House, after three days of amendments…
The Sunday Minefield – March 9, 2025
Jeff Landfield March 9, 2025
After weeks of delay in the House, the majority’s education bill started moving again this week. It was first altered in the rules committee…
The Sunday Minefield – March 2, 2025
Jeff Landfield March 2, 2025
It’s pretty wild that it’s already March. The lack of snow makes it feel like early May. The clocks go ahead next Sunday, meaning…
The Sunday Minefield – February 23, 2025
Jeff Landfield February 23, 2025
We are more than one month into the legislative session and things finally went of the rails this week! At least they did in…
The Sunday Minefield – February 16, 2025
Jeff Landfield February 16, 2025
We are nearly a month into session and things are moving right along. The big news this week in Juneau was a bill that…
The Sunday Minefield – February 9, 2025
Jeff Landfield February 9, 2025
We are already entering week four of the legislative session! The group of eight legislators (two from each caucus) have been meeting with Governor…
The Sunday Minefield – February 2, 2025
Jeff Landfield February 2, 2025
The second week of session was definitely eventful. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) delivered his seventh State of State to a joint session…