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Video: District 1 Anchorage Assembly Debate: Assembly member Danial Volland v. Daniel George

Alaska Landmine   March 15, 2025

Six of the Anchorage’s 12 Assembly seats are up this year. Only two incumbents, Assembly members Daniel Volland and Felix Kameron Perez-Verdia, are seeking...

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: How much are we leaving on the POMV table?

Brad Keithley   March 14, 2025

Last week’s column focused on conducting a “thought experiment” on the Permanent Fund (Fund). It examined what would have happened if the balance of...

The Sunday Minefield – March 9, 2025

Jeff Landfield   March 9, 2025

After weeks of delay in the House, the majority’s education bill started moving again this week. It was first altered in the rules committee…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: A not-too-far-fetched “thought experiment”

Brad Keithley   March 7, 2025

“Thought experiments are defined as the mental process of using hypotheticals to logically reason out a solution to a difficult question. As the name...

The Sunday Minefield – March 2, 2025

Jeff Landfield   March 2, 2025

It’s pretty wild that it’s already March. The lack of snow makes it feel like early May. The clocks go ahead next Sunday, meaning…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska has a revenue design problem

Brad Keithley   February 28, 2025

In a recent op-ed that is making its way through the state’s newspapers and other media outlets, former Revenue Commissioner Bruce Tangeman rhetorically asks,...

UAA books former Congresswoman Liz Cheney for $151,000 speaking fee

Jeff Landfield   February 27, 2025

Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney will be speaking in Anchorage in May. She was invited to speak by the University of Alaska College of...

Which commissioner and special assistant flew business class to United Arab Emirates on state dime?

Jeff Landfield   February 25, 2025

Records obtained by the Landmine show Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle and his special...

The Sunday Minefield – February 23, 2025

Jeff Landfield   February 23, 2025

We are more than one month into the legislative session and things finally went of the rails this week! At least they did in…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: How the Legislature should respond to the Hilcorp LNG proposal

Brad Keithley   February 21, 2025

Earlier this month, Marathon Petroleum Corporation (Marathon), the owner of the Kenai oil refinery and various related assets, announced the proposed sale...

Back to normal: Alaska House goes fully off the rails for the kids

Jeff Landfield   February 21, 2025

We are a month into the legislative session and, until Wednesday, the vibe in the Capitol was calm and subdued. It was so boring...

The Sunday Minefield – February 16, 2025

Jeff Landfield   February 16, 2025

We are nearly a month into session and things are moving right along. The big news this week in Juneau was a bill that…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Revenues

Brad Keithley   February 14, 2025

Those who follow these columns know that we have been discussing for nearly all of the time we have been writing them the fiscal…

Jet setter: North Slope Borough funded lavish travel for Mayor Josiah Patkotak and family

Jeff Landfield   February 12, 2025

In December, the Landmine published a story that detailed numerous trips that North Slope Borough (NSB) Mayor Josiah Patkotak took to various cities...

The Sunday Minefield – February 9, 2025

Jeff Landfield   February 9, 2025

We are already entering week four of the legislative session! The group of eight legislators (two from each caucus) have been meeting with Governor…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: A couple of updates

Brad Keithley   February 7, 2025

This week, we are updating the charts in our two previous columns – last week’s on the budget (“This is brutal”)…

State of Alaska files competing lawsuit to stop Eklutna casino in… Washington D.C.?!

Jeff Landfield   February 5, 2025

On February 4, the State of Alaska filed a lawsuit in the federal district court of Washington D.C. to obtain a ruling that former...

Eagle River Assembly candidate owes back property taxes, denies ownership of porn-laden X account

Jeff Landfield   February 3, 2025

Republican David Littleton filed to run for the open Chugiak/Eagle River Assembly seat a week before...

The Sunday Minefield – February 2, 2025

Jeff Landfield   February 2, 2025

The second week of session was definitely eventful. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) delivered his seventh State of State to a joint session…

Senators Murkowski and Sullivan: FBI Anchorage’s misconduct is critical for confirming Kash Patel

Tyler Vose   February 1, 2025

Following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “The Nomination of Kashyap Pramod Patel to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation”...
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