The Sunday Minefield – June 12, 2022
June 12, 2022
The special U.S. House primary election has come and gone. With more than 108,000 ballots counted, the current top-four are what most political observers…
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The Alaska Stalker – June 11, 2022
The Alaska Stalker June 11, 2022
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...
Palmer City Council member Richard Best proposes ordinance to bar recalled members from seeking office
Jeff Landfield June 10, 2022
Palmer City Council member Richard Best, who until recently worked as a legislative aide to Representative Ben Carpenter (R - Nikiski), has proposed an...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Putting the impact of federal income taxes on the PFD in full context
Brad Keithley June 10, 2022
During the debate this past legislative session about the size of the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), some argued the impact of federal income taxes...
Navigating the abortion extremes
Dr. Brian Sweeney June 8, 2022
On a recent trip to Washington, D.C. I was treated to short speeches and interaction with a number of physicians serving in Congress. After…
The Sunday Minefield – June 5, 2022
Jeff Landfield June 5, 2022
The warm and sunny weather has been amazing! Though I’m sure the heat is getting to a lot of us. The June 1 candidate…
The Alaska Stalker – June 4, 2022
The Alaska Stalker June 4, 2022
Welcome to this special edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: How “no taxes” has become Orwellian newspeak for shifting the tax burden to middle & lower income Alaska families
Brad Keithley June 3, 2022
Over the past several years some legislators...
With one day before the filing deadline, nearly half of the legislative seats have just one or no candidates
Jeff Landfield May 31, 2022
With just one day left before the June 1 candidate filing deadline, 29 of the 60 legislative seats have just one or no official...
The Sunday Minefield – May 29, 2022
Jeff Landfield May 29, 2022
I hope everyone is enjoying the awesome Memorial Day Weekend. The weather around much of the state has been incredible. Nothing beats sun and…
The Alaska Stalker – May 28, 2022
The Alaska Stalker May 28, 2022
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: What’s a “reasonable” PFD
Brad Keithley May 27, 2022
Each week we regularly receive a number of comments in response to these columns. They come in various forms. Some are posted in the...
Forrest Dunbar and James Kaufman file to run for open Anchorage State Senate seats
Jeff Landfield May 26, 2022
With just six days until the June 1 candidate filing deadline, a flurry of new candidates are filing to run for various legislative seats....
No more party placeholder or replacement candidates under new election system
Jeff Landfield May 25, 2022
When voters narrowly passed Ballot Measure 2 in 2020 - which radically transformed Alaska's voting system - few likely thought about how the new...
The Sunday Minefield – May 22, 2022
Jeff Landfield May 23, 2022
Summer has finally arrived! The legislative session ended Wednesday (5/18/2022) night with the Legislature passing a budget with only hours to spare. A narrow…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: It’s not the PFD that’s the issue
Brad Keithley May 20, 2022
Those reading some sources of local media - or better yet, the #akleg stream on Twitter - may think that the increase in government...
Sen. Stedman barricades budget conference committee in his office, requiring sergeant-at-arms to retrieve senators!
Jeff Landfield May 17, 2022
Amid the end of session chaos, things took a bizarre turn this morning on the fifth floor of the Capitol.
The Sunday Minefield – May 15, 2022 (Special Loose Unit Edition)
Jeff Landfield May 15, 2022
There is just three days left until the constitutional session limit, and a budget deal is still not in place. In fact, the conference...
The Alaska Stalker – May 14, 2022
The Alaska Stalker May 14, 2022
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: This is what happens when you don’t have a balanced plan
Brad Keithley May 13, 2022
One of the things we have observed about politics over the past few decades is that if you don’t have an agreed plan that...