The Sunday Minefield – April 6, 2025
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…
Sunday Minefields
The Sunday Minefield – May 11, 2025
Jeff Landfield 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 concur with the Senate’s changes to the operating budget, sending it to a conference committee. The House is scheduled to hear amendments to the capital budget tomorrow. The House also spent all day on Saturday…
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…
The Sunday Minefield – January 26, 2025
Jeff Landfield January 26, 2025
The first session of the 34th Alaska Legislature is underway! The House and Senate both gaveled in on Tuesday with no drama or shenanigans….
The Sunday Minefield – January 19, 2025
Jeff Landfield January 20, 2025
It’s the Monday Minefield again this week! I flew to Juneau yesterday and had a ton of work getting settled in. By the time…
The Sunday Minefield – January 12, 2025
Jeff Landfield January 13, 2025
Apologies for the late column again. I am at the tail end of my vacation before session and time got away from me yesterday….
The Sunday Minefield – January 5, 2025
Jeff Landfield January 6, 2025
The New Year has arrived! I hope everyone had fun ringing in 2025. I am down in Buenos Aires with some friends celebrating my…
The Sunday Minefield – December 29, 2024
Jeff Landfield December 29, 2024
I hope everyone had a good Christmas holiday! This is the last Sunday Minefield of 2024. Which means the first session of the 34th…