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Senate Finance Committee meeting highlights dispute over dividend formula change

Jeff Landfield April 18, 2023

Typically, the Senate Finance Committee works out their problems behind closed doors and then presents a unified front during their public meetings. But...

Ask a Cat: Confusing pets, school, and complicated relationships

Cat April 17, 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...

Halting Holtan Hills

Paxson Woelber April 17, 2023

Halting Holtan Hills How a small group of Girdwood’s most privileged residents manipulated Anchorage community councils to help shut down a…

The Sunday Minefield – April 16, 2023

Jeff Landfield April 16, 2023

It’s day 90 of the legislative session and neither the House nor Senate have passes an operating or capital budget. The House punted the…

The Alaska Stalker – April 15, 2023

The Alaska Stalker April 15, 2023

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

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: “Most regressive tax ever” & one other big thing

Brad Keithley April 14, 2023

Occasionally, we wonder if we are just a lone voice shouting into the wind about the impact of cuts in the Permanent Fund Dividend...

Alaska House representative uses artificial intelligence to write bill legalizing gambling on Alaska ferries

Jeff Landfield April 13, 2023

Representative Jesse Sumner (R - Wasilla) used the Microsoft Bing AI co-pilot to write a bill that would legalize gambling on Alaska ferries. Sumner...

Ask a Cat: Online dating, on-and-off relationships, and family holidays

Cat April 10, 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 9, 2023

Jeff Landfield April 9, 2023

The big, and really only news out of Juneau this week was the budget debate on the House floor. Two normal and collegial days…

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The new “Goldilocks” charts

Brad Keithley April 7, 2023

Some readers will know that in addition to these weekly columns, we also regularly produce a series of daily charts focused on various aspects...

House minority flees Capitol as majority tries to force vote on education funding increase

Jeff Landfield April 5, 2023

Fourteen members of the 16-member House minority fled the Capitol late this morning amid floor debate on the operating budget. This came after...

House still debating budget after two days of amendments, with some weird votes

Jeff Landfield April 4, 2023

The House adjourned this evening after a 12-hour day of hearing budget amendments. They spent all day yesterday hearing budget amendments as well. They...

Proposition 14 will raise property taxes, vote no

Bob Maier April 3, 2023

Yes folks … Once again … It is all about the children. Proposition 14 on the April 4 Anchorage municipal ballot proposes to amend the…

Ask a Cat: Aliens, being scared, and situationships

Cat April 3, 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 2, 2023

Jeff Landfield April 2, 2023

The House Finance Committee passed their version of the operating budget out of committee this week. It was read in the House for the…

The Alaska Stalker – April 1, 2023

The Alaska Stalker April 1, 2023

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

The House majority’s budget dilemma

Alaska Political Report April 1, 2023

As the operating budget heads to the House floor, the Republican-led House majority is facing a major dilemma. Even after the House Finance Committee...

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: What is the impact of POMV 25/75 (SB 107) on Alaska families

Brad Keithley March 31, 2023

Last week we looked at the impact of Senate Bill 107 (SB 107) on the Alaska economy and jobs. SB 107 is the Senate...

House Finance Committee approves marked access on Campbell Lake easements

Jeff Landfield and Paxson Woelber March 28, 2023

In a 7-4 vote this afternoon, the House Finance Committee passed an amendment calling for marked access and signage to the public access easements...

Review: Alaska Daily, Season One – Episode 10: “Truth is a Slow Bullet”

Allison Hovanec March 28, 2023

(Warning: this article contains spoilers about Season One of ABC’s Alaska Daily)

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