The Sunday Minefield – February 22, 2026
February 22, 2026
It’s been over a month since the legislative session started, but it feels like its been a lot longer. The big and shocking news…
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The Sunday Minefield – March 1, 2026
Jeff Landfield March 1, 2026
The 121-day session (constitutional limit) is already a third of the way through. The House passed the nearly $500 million supplemental budget, but failed to fund it. The finance committees got a sobering briefing on the Permanent Fund from the investment consulting firm Callan. The House Resources Committee passed a bill from committee that directly benefits HEX/Furie owner John…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why “Protect the Permanent Fund” is really “Protect the Spend”
Brad Keithley
February 27, 2026
The Republican gubernatorial gaslighters: Treg Taylor, Bernadette Wilson, and Adam Crum
Jeff Landfield
February 23, 2026
House Resources Committee advances bill that directly benefits John Hendrix
Jeff Landfield
February 23, 2026
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Significantly reducing the impact of the state’s fiscal burden on Alaskans
Brad Keithley February 20, 2026
An exchange earlier this week with an interested reader helped us realize that some aren’t appreciating the full impact of various fiscal options on...
Video: Anchored Here – The Battle for Area M
Jeff Landfield February 16, 2026
In the Aleutian communities of Area M, fish are far more than a resource – they are life and survival. For many rural families,…
Dysfunction junction
Joe Paskvan February 16, 2026
Despite being a petrostate, Alaska is in economic trouble. Despite constitutional establishment of Alaska’s Permanent Fund protecting our principal, our spendable buckets of savings…
The Sunday Minefield – February 15, 2026
Jeff Landfield February 15, 2026
The legislative session is nearly a month in, which means there’s just over three months until the constitutional 121-day limit. The House and Senate…
How D.C. progressive billionaires are building Alaska’s permanent opposition
Jeff Landfield February 15, 2026
With oil below $70/barrel, most of the talk in Juneau is about the budget. But while committees continue to hear bills, a lot of...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The impact of Gov. Dunleavy’s proposed sales tax by legislative district
Brad Keithley February 13, 2026
Replacing cuts in the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) with the type of sales tax recently proposed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) as...
New House majority press person resigned from Homer News after Rep. Vance letter about Charlie Kirk story
Jeff Landfield February 13, 2026
In a story that could probably only happen in Juneau, the mostly Democratic House majority's new press person has some recent, and dramatic, history...
Review: Heated Rivalry – Episode Two – “Olympians”
Jacob Hersh February 11, 2026
“Mann gegen Mann,
Meine Haut gehört den Herren.
Mann gegen Mann,
Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern.”
-Rammstein, Mann Gegen Mann
“Hey baby, I hear…
The Sunday Minefield – February 8, 2026
Jeff Landfield February 8, 2026
I hope everyone enjoyed the Super Bowl! It was a weird game but many Seahawks fans in Alaska are very happy tonight. We are…
My message to the Anchorage Assembly: Less woke and more work
Brett Huber February 6, 2026
If Anchorage residents ever wonder why so many problems in this city feel unresolved, they need only watch the Anchorage Assembly in action. Or...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: More on the Governor’s proposed fiscal plan and its impact on Alaska families
Brad Keithley February 6, 2026
In this week’s column, we continue to analyze elements of Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R - Alaska)...
Hendrix Handout: House majority bill aims to permanently reduce royalty rate in Kitchen Lights Unit
Jeff Landfield February 3, 2026
Furie owner John Hendrix is at it again looking for special treatment in the Legislature. This is the third bill in three years he's...
The Sunday Minefield – February 1, 2026
Jeff Landfield February 1, 2026
The Alaska Legislature has been been in session for two weeks, and things are definitely off to a much wilder start than last session….
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Governor’s proposed fiscal plan: Examining whether it balances, and putting the “regressivity” of his sales tax in context
Brad Keithley January 30, 2026
In last week’s column...