For the Permanent Fund, it’s the alts and drawdown rate
September 8, 2025
How did Alaska get so close to not being able to pay its bills?
To get you up to speed – the Alaska Permanent Fund…
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Alaska media bombshell: Suzanne Downing out at Must Read Alaska
Jeff Landfield September 8, 2025
The Landmine has confirmed that Suzanne Downing has left the conservative news site Must Read Alaska. Her departure stemmed from a disagreement with owner…
The Sunday Minefield – September 7, 2025
Jeff Landfield September 7, 2025
It’s already September! Snow will be here before we know it. It was a bit of a slow political news week due to Labor…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What does comparing the PFC’s “Active Management” approach v. the passive index benchmarks tell us
Brad Keithley September 5, 2025
On its website, the Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) lists three “Strategic Performance Benchmarks...
Why we shouldn’t combine the Permanent Fund accounts
Senator Robert Myers September 3, 2025
The Permanent Fund has changed in both its investments and its use since it was first created in 1976. Originally, it was invested in…
The Sunday Minefield – August 31, 2025
Jeff Landfield August 31, 2025
I hope everyone is enjoying the Labor Day weekend! Unfortunately, that also means summer is winding down. You may have noticed that this week’s…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: An interim 2025 state revenue and budget update
Brad Keithley August 29, 2025
Over the past three years, we have used columns during the summer and fall to fill gaps in the Department of Revenue’s (DOR) regular…
The Sunday Minefield – August 24, 2025
Jeff Landfield August 24, 2025
September is almost here, which means the end of summer is, unfortunately, nearing. I hope everyone has some great plans for the upcoming Labor...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why Alaska should increase the required K-12 local contribution
Brad Keithley August 24, 2025
In a recent opinion piece in the Peninsula Clarion, Representative Bill Elam (R - Nikiski) raises an issue that deserves substantial attention in the...
GLT acquires Potter Valley parcels, securing Chugach State Park public access via the embattled Stewart Trail
Paxson Woelber August 24, 2025
In a major victory for public access to Chugach State Park, the conservation nonprofit Great Land Trust (GLT) purchased two parcels at the end...
The Sunday Minefield – August 17, 2025
Jeff Landfield August 17, 2025
What a week for Alaska! Hundreds if not thousands of people came to Alaska for the Trump/Putin Summit that included high-level American and Russian…
PHOTOS: Rallies and protests line streets as Putin, Trump meet in Anchorage
Paxson Woelber August 16, 2025
From August 14 to 15, 2025, large numbers of Anchorage residents took to the streets in response to the August…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What every state candidate (and campaign manager) should prepare for
Brad Keithley August 16, 2025
Monthly, three major organizations publish detailed updates of their views of the global oil markets, which we review carefully. The updates from two of...
Alaska State senator’s wife wishes death on Trump, Putin
The Alaska Landmine August 15, 2025
On the eve of a high-stakes summit on the Russia-Ukraine war, Tasha Boyer Dunbar, wife to Senator Forrest Dunbar (D-Anchorage), has a deadly message...
The Sunday Minefield – August 10, 2025
Jeff Landfield August 11, 2025
Ok, it’s the Monday Minefield this week. But I have an excuse that is hard to make up. I am writing this column from…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Permanent Fund Corporation’s FY25 results
Brad Keithley August 8, 2025
Over the past couple of weeks, the Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) has published most of the reports that reflect, on a preliminary basis, its…
Tlingit & Haida President Richard Peterson’s history of intimidation tactics exposed
Jeff Landfield August 7, 2025
Richard Peterson is not having a good week. The Landmine has learned that Peterson - who has served as president of the Central Council...
Former Ketchikan Rep. Dan Ortiz is looking to make a comeback
Jeff Landfield August 5, 2025
Former Representative Dan Ortiz decided not to seek re-election last year after representing Ketchikan in the House for a decade. Ortiz, an independent who...
The Sunday Minefield – August 3, 2025
Jeff Landfield August 3, 2025
I am writing this week’s column from my office in Juneau. Yesterday, 59 of Alaska’s 60 legislators (one was a bit late) were in…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Focusing on the forest
Brad Keithley August 3, 2025
One of the biggest challenges in discussing Alaska’s fiscal situation is to persuade listeners to focus on the full fiscal forest. When discussing fiscal...