The Sunday Minefield – August 13, 2023
August 13, 2023
A fall special session aimed at adopting fiscal reforms, that seemed inevitable during the legislative session, is not going to happen. The Anchorage mayor’s…
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Is the Governor telling Wall Street something different than Alaskans?
Brad Keithley August 11, 2023
In a recent press release, Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) and Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum...
The hypocrisy of woke women calling on Chris Tuck to step aside
Jeff Landfield and Allison Hovanec August 9, 2023
The Alaska Current recently published an opinion piece by several Anchorage women contrasting Anchorage mayoral candidate Chris Tuck and one of his opponents, Suzanne LaFrance. Tuck,...
The Sunday Minefield – August 6, 2023
Jeff Landfield August 6, 2023
It’s already August. Summer is really flying by. The upcoming April Anchorage mayoral race is starting to heat up with some more campaign kickoff…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Whose money are we speculating with?
Brad Keithley August 4, 2023
A recent article in the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman dredged up some old memories about past “big” capital projects, which, in turn, is causing us...
It’s time to finally build the Knik Arm bridge
Jeff Landfield August 3, 2023
I moved to Alaska in August 2004. I remember hearing something about a bridge across Knik Arm not long after arriving. It's been 19...
Ask a Cat: Venting, dog poop, and sibling rivalry
Cat July 31, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – July 30, 2023
Jeff Landfield July 30, 2023
August is just two days away. Summer is really flying by. A zoning ordinance before the Anchorage Assembly has created a lot of controversy,...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The $100,000 Dividend
Brad Keithley July 28, 2023
Last month we wrote a couple of columns on these pages discussing the Tax Avoidance Dividend (or TAD). The TAD is the flip side...
Trial underway for Furie, oil and gas company who doesn’t want to pay property taxes
Jeff Landfield July 26, 2023
The trial for Furie's property tax dispute with the State of Alaska and Kenai Peninsula Borough began yesterday in Anchorage. Judge Herman Walker is...
Ask a Cat: Contractors, crushes, and wedding behavior
Cat July 24, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – July 23, 2023
Jeff Landfield July 23, 2023
This has undoubtedly been the best weather we have had over a weekend in Southcentral this summer. The thermometer in my office is currently…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: “Who pays” is a co-equal fiscal issue
Brad Keithley July 21, 2023
One of the most troubling aspects of Alaska state fiscal policy is the failure of policymakers and others regularly to consider the issue of...
Ask a Cat: Loneliness, past relationships, and religion
Cat July 17, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – July 16, 2023
Jeff Landfield July 16, 2023
It’s mid-July and while a large portion of the United States is experiencing extremely hot temperatures, much of Alaska remains cold and rainy. So…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Who pays for the Jones Act
Brad Keithley July 14, 2023
While because of its significance and Alaskans’ ability directly to control the outcome, we focus most often on these pages on the economic impact…
It’s time to fix the waterbody setback code in the Mat-Su Borough
Rob Yundt July 12, 2023
When Mokie Tew and I ran for the Mat-Su Borough Assembly, we both promised two things: Fight for a fiscally responsible government. Defend all...
Ask a Cat: Dogs, husbands, and weddings
Cat July 10, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – July 9, 2023
Jeff Landfield July 9, 2023
We are a more than a week into July and summer in Southcentral has been, so far, disappointing. Southeast, on the other hand, has…
State of Alaska’s tax director is out
Jeff Landfield July 7, 2023
Colleen Glover, who served as Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) tax director since he was first elected in 2018, is no longer in…