The Terry Miller Naughty Nine: Where are they now
May 13, 2025
On April 6, 2021 all hell broke loose in the Capitol after Must Read Alaska’s Suzanne Downing published a story, “Party…
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The Sunday Minefield – May 25, 2025
Jeff Landfield May 26, 2025
I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day weekend! I took the ferry to Haines from Juneau early Friday morning with some friends. I spent Saturday at the Haines Beerfest, which was a lot of fun. I spent the entire day yesterday driving back with a buddy. The drive took 12 hours! So the Sunday Minefield is a day…
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…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: HB 209: A wolf in sheep’s clothing
Brad Keithley May 11, 2025
On the heels of the Legislature’s expected approval of a $1,000 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 – adjusted for inflation,…
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…
Alaska should eliminate all sales taxes on gold and silver
Matthew Cortez May 3, 2025
As inflation cuts into Alaskans’ savings, individuals and businesses are actively seeking ways to protect their hard-earned money. Lawmakers in Alaska have reintroduced a...
Aloha: Crum caught cold on unauthorized Hawaiian vacation
Jeff Landfield May 2, 2025
On Friday, April 4, then-Deputy Revenue Commissioner Fadil Limani got a call from Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum at the end of the workday. Limani...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Dunleavy came in promising to “Save the PFD,” but is going to leave having helped kill it
Brad Keithley May 2, 2025
Most who were here at the time of the 2018 governor’s race will recall that central to now-Governor Mike...
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…
Legislature should provide lobbyists with key fobs to bypass new Capitol security screening
Jeff Landfield April 25, 2025
Let me start by saying I totally disagree with the recent decision by Legislative Council to require visitors to the Capitol to go through...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why the adoption of a one-account Permanent Fund would favor the current generation at the expense of future ones
Brad Keithley April 25, 2025
As some readers of this column may recall, we have...
Speaker Edgmon told Minority Leader Costello about controversial PFD amendment hours before it was offered
Jeff Landfield April 23, 2025
On Friday, April 11, the House passed a floor amendment to the budget that lowered the...
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…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The badly unbalanced “balanced budget”
Brad Keithley April 18, 2025
Fiscal analysts use multiple lenses to evaluate whether a government budget is “balanced.” One is in an accounting sense of whether overall revenues equal...
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…
Loose email exchange shows new legislative staffer’s inexperience and cockiness
Jeff Landfield April 9, 2025
Twenty-five-year-old Ryan Sheldon is new to the Capitol. He's been working for Representative Julie Coulombe (R - Anchorage) for the last few months. His...