The Sunday Minefield – March 22, 2026
March 22, 2026
We reached the halfway point of the 121-day legislative session this week. Snow continues to fall in Juneau. Spring cannot come fast enough! Governor…
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What the Spring Revenue Forecast tells us about the need for oil tax reform
Brad Keithley March 20, 2026
Regular, or even occasional, readers of this page will likely recall that, in previous columns, we have...
Video: District 2 Anchorage Assembly Debate: Donald Handeland v. Kyle Walker
Alaska Landmine March 18, 2026
Six of Anchorage’s 12 Assembly seats are up this year. Three incumbents – Assembly members Zac Johnson, Anna Brawley and George Martinez – are...
Video: District 3 Anchorage Assembly Debate: Assembly member Anna Brawley v. Brian Flynn
Alaska Landmine March 17, 2026
Six of Anchorage’s 12 Assembly seats are up this year. Three incumbents – Assembly members Zac Johnson, Anna Brawley and George Martinez – are...
Video: District 1 Anchorage Assembly Debate: Sydney Scout v. Justin Milette
Alaska Landmine March 17, 2026
Six of Anchorage’s 12 Assembly seats are up this year. Three incumbents – Assembly members Zac Johnson, Anna Brawley and George Martinez – are...
Video: District 5 Anchorage Assembly Debate: Assembly member George Martinez v. Cody Anderson
Jeff Landfield March 16, 2026
Six of Anchorage’s 12 Assembly seats are up this year. Three incumbents – Assembly members Zac Johnson, Anna Brawley and George Martinez – are...
The Sunday Minefield – March 15, 2026
Jeff Landfield March 15, 2026
The half-way point of the legislative session is just days away. It was an eventful week in Juneau. Representative Nick Begich (R – Alaska)…
Video: District 4 Anchorage Assembly “Debate”: Dave Donley
Alaska Landmine March 15, 2026
Six of Anchorage’s 12 Assembly seats are up this year. Three incumbents – Assembly members Zac Johnson, Anna Brawley and George Martinez – are...
Video: District 6 Anchorage Assembly Debate: Assembly member Zac Johnson v. Janelle Anausuk Sharp
Alaska Landmine March 15, 2026
Six of Anchorage’s 12 Assembly seats are up this year. Three incumbents - Assembly members Zac Johnson, Anna Brawley and George Martinez - are...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Thoughts on changing the POMV draw percentage
Brad Keithley March 13, 2026
Earlier this month, the Senate Finance Committee introduced Senate Bill (SB) 274, “An Act relating to the computation of the amount available for...
A loose day in the Legislature
Jeff Landfield March 11, 2026
The halfway point of the legislative session is approaching, and the tension is really starting to build. Today one was one of the wildest…
The Sunday Minefield – March 8, 2026
Jeff Landfield March 8, 2026
Happy International Women’s Day to all the ladies out there! The Iditarod is underway. Hilcorp’s annual Iditarod party on Friday (3/6/2026) night at 49th…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Stabilizing Alaska’s boom-bust-boom-bust revenue cycles
Brad Keithley March 6, 2026
As we have discussed in previous columns, one of, if not the greatest, causes of Alaska’s fiscal problems is the use of projected year-ahead...
Review: Heated Rivalry – Episode Three – “Hunter”
Jacob Hersh March 5, 2026
I caught a Washington State University/University of Idaho hockey game the other day. As an alumnus of the former and an attendee of the…
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…
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...
An interview with Alan Lambert on his role in the film “Blue Moon”
Grant Keller February 24, 2026
Alan Lambert is a Dublin based artist who has been working in film and television for over 30 years. He has painted murals, backdrops,...
The Republican gubernatorial gaslighters: Treg Taylor, Bernadette Wilson, and Adam Crum
Jeff Landfield February 23, 2026
The first campaign finance reports for gubernatorial and legislative candidates came out last week. With 17 candidates in the race for governor, many political...
House Resources Committee advances bill that directly benefits John Hendrix
Jeff Landfield February 23, 2026
HEX/Furie owner John Hendrix was given a gift today by the House Resources Committee. In a 7-2 vote, the committee voted to advance House...
The Sunday Minefield – February 22, 2026
Jeff Landfield 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…