Alaska ends taxes on gold and silver, reaffirms their monetary status
June 2, 2026
Last week, Alaska enacted a bill that removes local sales taxes from purchases of gold and silver and reaffirms that the metals are constitutional…
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Is Alaska being set up?
Brad Keithley June 12, 2026
Various discussions over the past week about the Alaska LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) project have led us to be concerned that Alaska potentially is being set up to settle for something significantly less than what it anticipates from the project down the road. The...
Know your coalition: Before politicians parrot or legislate for the anti-trawl mob
Adam Trombley
June 10, 2026
PHOTOS: JKT debuts LG in ANC
Paxson Woelber June 2, 2026
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins ("JKT") debuted his Lieutenant Governor pick, independent Anchorage Assembly Member Zac Johnson, in a sun-drenched South Edition Anchorage backyard...
The Sunday Minefield – May 31, 2026
Jeff Landfield May 31, 2026
The candidate filing deadline is tomorrow at 5 pm! There’s been some big last minute surprises including former Governor Bill Walker and former Senator…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: A blind fiscal taste test
Brad Keithley May 29, 2026
Over time, we have become increasingly convinced that discussions about Alaska’s fiscal policy are driven more by labels and culture-war-like slogans than by hard…
PHOTOS: Tom Begich’s Anchorage HQ launch draws crowds
Paxson Woelber May 28, 2026
The Anchorage headquarter launch party for gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich and newly-announced running mate Julia Hnilicka drew a large crowd on Thursday evening...
Alaska communities are sitting on millions in PFAS settlement money
Elizabeth Shea May 28, 2026
The following information has been provided by Grossman & Associates, who are the lead on the PFAS settlement funds. If you have any questions...
Review: Heated Rivalry – Episode Five – “I’ll Believe in Anything”
Jacob Hersh May 27, 2026
Some time ago, when I first started writing these semi-coherent, sporadically published, mildly offensive screeds about a decently popular television show, a commenter with...
The real filing deadline for governor/lieutenant governor is June 27
Jeff Landfield May 26, 2026
The June 1 filing deadline to run for the Legislature, governor, or lieutenant governor is just six days away. But an interesting quirk in...
The Sunday Minefield – May 24, 2026
Jeff Landfield May 24, 2026
The second session of the 34th Alaska Legislature concluded on Wednesday (5/20/2026) night. In addition to passing the operating and capital budgets, the Legislature…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why current Alaska fiscal policy is bound to fail
Brad Keithley May 24, 2026
As many have said in different ways, there’s an element in current Alaska fiscal policy that makes it bound to fail: the most politically...
Not every healthcare debate needs a witch hunt
Linn Wheeling May 19, 2026
The Alaska Landmine recently published an opinion piece titled “Bills giving more power to naturopaths are a prescription for quackery” that…
Senate Finance quietly removed amendment that increased protections for abused kids
Jeff Landfield May 19, 2026
On May 15, five days before the constitutional session limit, the Senate Finance Committee held a five minute hearing to deal…
The “Sunday” Minefield – May 18, 2026 (Do it live edition!)
Jeff Landfield May 18, 2026
Yes, I know it’s Monday. The last three days in Juneau have been extremely hectic. I was way too tired last night to write…
Pension bill for gasline bill: Is a big deal to end session coming together in Juneau?
Jeff Landfield May 13, 2026
There is one week left until the constitutional session limit on May 20. And a big deal for an adjournment package could be coming...
Court documents show Bernadette Wilson failed to pay $52,000 in fuel and wrote bad checks
Jeff Landfield May 12, 2026
The Landmine recently published an article documenting that "full PFD" Republican gubernational candidate Bernadette Wilson had her 2023 and 2024...