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House committee hearing highlights major rift between House and Senate on budget and dividend

Jeff Landfield   May 8, 2023

A meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee this evening highlighted the growing tensions between the House and Senate over the budget and...

Ask a Cat: Gifts, new partners, and division of labor

Cat   May 8, 2023

Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click here to submit...

The Sunday Minefield – May 7, 2023

Jeff Landfield   May 7, 2023

Just ten days remain until the constitutional session limit, and there is still no budget deal between the House and Senate. In fact, the…

Let’s make year-round shelter a priority

Mayor Dave Bronson and Alexis Johnson   May 5, 2023

Wednesday’s weather was a strong reminder that winter is always nearby. Snowfall in May seemed like an impossible feat, yet less than 48 hours...

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: What charts Chat GPT suggests we post about Alaska fiscal policy

Brad Keithley   May 5, 2023

As those who keep current with our daily posts know, we recently have been having some “conversations” with popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot...

Still no budget deal as session winds down

Alaska Political Report   May 4, 2023

With just 13 days left until the constitutional session limit, there is still no deal between the House and Senate on passing a budget...

Dispatches From Juneau: Fish oil lamentations

Jacob Hersh   May 2, 2023

“Without fuel they were nothing. They'd built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked,...

Ask a Cat: Relationships, a potential world war, and summer bods

Cat   May 1, 2023

Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click here to submit...

The Sunday Minefield – April 30, 2023

Jeff Landfield   April 30, 2023

With just over two weeks left in the legislative session, there’s still no clear end game in sight. A bizarre press conference with Governor…

Dispatches from Juneau: Reach out and touch grass

Jacob Hersh   April 28, 2023

It’s spring in Alaska, believe it or not, which means piles of muddy snow are beginning to melt and decaying piles of dogshit are…

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Alaska’s (fiscal) “Hunger Games”

Brad Keithley   April 28, 2023

Most will recall the plot line from the 2012 film, The Hunger Games. Every year each of the 12 districts in the fictional nation...

Anchorage Assembly funds Campbell Lake signage; lakeside residents sue to invalidate easements

Paxson Woelber   April 28, 2023

On Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly voted to appropriate $20,000 for signage and trails to facilitate public access to Anchorage's Campbell Lake. While discussing the...

The Alaska Stalker, April 26, 2023

The Alaska Stalker   April 26, 2023

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

Dispatches from Juneau: Norwegian Bliss and queer joy

Jacob Hersh   April 26, 2023

When I’m in the presence of some massive piece of engineering – the Exxon Valdez, a Peterbilt 18-wheeler with no brakes screaming down a...

Dispatches from Juneau: A fishery in freefall

Jacob Hersh   April 24, 2023

People show up when fish are on the line. Friday’s Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, featuring invited and public testimony for Senator Donny Olson’s (D…

Ask a Cat: Parenting, online dating, and Girdwood

Cat   April 24, 2023

Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click…

The Sunday Minefield – April 23, 2023

Jeff Landfield   April 23, 2023

It’s almost day 100 of the legislative session, which means just over three weeks remains until the constitutional 121-day limit. After a delay, the…

We are working to address the backlog at the Division of Public Assistance

Heidi Hedberg   April 21, 2023

Providing quality service to Alaskans guides our work at the Department of Health. We are the department Alaskans turn to when they are struggling...

Dispatches from Juneau: Up in smoke

Jacob Hersh   April 21, 2023

There’s a first-gen Toyota Tacoma sitting on the street outside my hotel room, rusting away in the Juneau sun. As far as I can…

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Another way of looking at deficits

Brad Keithley   April 21, 2023

We often write about state budget deficits in these columns and elsewhere, expressing concern about the levels and examining alternatives for balancing them. But...
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