The Sunday Minefield – July 28, 2024
July 28, 2024
The August 20 primary is just over three weeks away. Absentee and early voting starts on August 5. Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) 30-day…
Sunday Minefields
The Sunday Minefield – July 21, 2024
Jeff Landfield July 21, 2024
The primary is less than a month away! I am writing this week’s column from Nome! I came up for a few days to…
The Sunday Minefield – July 14, 2024
Jeff Landfield July 14, 2024
After the failed assassination attempt of Donald Trump yesterday, it feels a bit weird writing this week’s column. It’s a sad time in America…
The Sunday Minefield – July 7, 2024
Jeff Landfield July 7, 2024
The August 20 primary election is just over six weeks away. I hope everyone enjoyed the long Fourth of July holiday weekend! I was…
The Sunday Minefield – June 30, 2024
Jeff Landfield June 30, 2024
I can’t believe June is already over! Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) announced his vetoes and unceremoniously signed the operating and capital budgets…
The Sunday Minefield – June 23, 2024
Jeff Landfield June 23, 2024
The weather has been amazing all over the state! It was even great this weekend in Barrow, where I fortunate to attend a Nalukataq…
The Sunday Minefield – June 16, 2024
Jeff Landfield June 16, 2024
The weather in Southcentral has been amazing this week! The August primary is just over two months away, and lots of political fundraisers are…
The Sunday Minefield – June 9, 2024
Jeff Landfield June 9, 2024
Summer is in full swing. Now that the June 1 filing deadline has passed and with more than two and a half months to…
The Sunday Minefield – June 2, 2024
Jeff Landfield June 2, 2024
The June 1 candidate filing deadline has come and gone for the ten Senate and 40 House seats that are up this November. There…
The Sunday (Monday) Minefield – May 27, 2024
Jeff Landfield May 27, 2024
I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday weekend! Don’t forget about all of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. This week’s…
The Sunday Minefield – May 19, 2024
Jeff Landfield May 19, 2024
The second session of the 33rd Alaska Legislature adjourned sine die on Wednesday night. Well at least the Senate did. The House was another…
The Sunday Minefield – May 12 (Special Loose Unit Edition)
Jeff Landfield May 13, 2024
This week in Juneau has been one of the loosest and weirdest that I have experienced in my six years if coming down for...
The Sunday Minefield – May 5, 2024
Jeff Landfield May 5, 2024
Just ten days remain until the constitutional session limit. Developments this week indicate they will definitely be going all the way until the end,…
The Sunday Minefield – April 28, 2024
Jeff Landfield April 28, 2024
The annual legislative skits was held last night in Juneau at Centennial Hall. And they did not disappoint! Just over two weeks remain until…
The Sunday Minefield – April 21, 2024
Jeff Landfield April 21, 2024
We are almost to day 100 of session, meaning just over three weeks remains until the constitutional session limit of 121 days. There is…
The Sunday Minefield – April 14, 2024
Jeff Landfield April 14, 2024
Today is day 90 of the legislative session! Folk Fest was held this week in Juneau. In addition to some really good music the…
The Sunday Minefield – April 7, 2024
Jeff Landfield April 7, 2024
We are more than two-thirds through the 121-day session limit. After more than a week of hearing budget amendments, the House Finance Committee passed…
The Sunday Minefield – March 31, 2024
Jeff Landfield March 31, 2024
Happy Easter! This was a short week in Juneau due to the holiday weekend. We are 75 days into the 121-day legislative session and…
The Sunday Minefield – March 24, 2024
Jeff Landfield March 24, 2024
The big news this week was the Legislature’s failure, by one vote, to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska) veto of Senate Bill…
The Sunday Minefield – March 17, 2024
Jeff Landfield March 17, 2024
We have reached the halfway point of the 121-day constitutional limit for the legislative session. If all goes to plan, the session should be…