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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why “Protect the Permanent Fund” is really “Protect the Spend”

Brad Keithley   February 27, 2026

Two slides, the first in a recent presentation before the Senate Finance Committee by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC), and the...

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...

Young Republican legislative staffer flees Juneau after unhinged alcohol fueled meltdown

Jeff Landfield   January 28, 2026

I have witnessed several staffer meltdowns in my eight years covering the Legislature in Juneau. Some are stress induced and some are alcohol or...
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