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What Natasha did

Jeff Landfield March 26, 2020

If you read the news you are probably aware that on Monday the State Senate voted to give Alaskans an extra $1,000 stimulus dividend. This would be in addition to the $1,000 dividend the legislature has already included in the operating budget, which is payable this October. Unless you follow the intricacies of the legislature you are probably unaware…

State officials say ‘stay home.’ Our landlord wants us to leave

Mollie Barnes
March 25, 2020

The Sunday Minefield – March 22, 2020

Jeff Landfield
March 22, 2020

An Alaskan trapped in Peru

Tim Weise
March 21, 2020

The budget SNAFU in Juneau

Jeff Landfield
March 20, 2020

As COVID-19 spreads in Alaska, symptomatic people struggle to be tested

Mollie Barnes March 19, 2020

“We have a simple message for all countries: test, test, test,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO),...

Gov. mandates closure of bars, restaurants to dine-in service, COVID-19 case total rises to 6

Jeff Landfield and Mollie Barnes March 17, 2020

During a press conference today Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska's Chief Medical Officer, announced that...

Ketchikan confirms positive case of COVID-19, bringing state case total to 4

Mollie Barnes March 17, 2020

The City of Ketchikan has announced that a person has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “The individual has a history of travel to the…

Capitol update, first full day of public ban

Jeff Landfield March 16, 2020

The Capitol was eerily empty today as there were no members of the public in the building. The galleries in the House and Senate…

The Sunday Minefield – March 15, 2020

Jeff Landfield March 15, 2020

COVID-19 has consumed Alaska, like most of the world. Schools are closed, the Capitol has been closed to the Public, and all kinds of…

Municipality of Anchorage to use Ben Boeke Ice Rink as homeless shelter

Jeff Landfield March 14, 2020

An email obtained by the Alaska Landmine revealed that the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) has decided to convert the Ben Boeke Ice Arena into...

Alaska K-12 public schools to close for 2 weeks to prevent virus spread

Mollie Barnes March 13, 2020

Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Friday evening that Alaska K-12 public schools will close to students for two weeks from March 16-March 30 to prevent...

The Alaska Stalker – March 12, 2020

The Alaska Stalker March 12, 2020

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If...

Senate confirmation hearing for Public Defender gets loose

Jeff Landfield March 11, 2020

A confirmation hearing today in the Senate Judiciary Committee got real weird. Samantha Cherot, who was appointed as Alaska's lead Public Defender last year...