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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...
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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...
House likely to concur with colossal Senate budget
Jeff Landfield May 12, 2022
The House is likely to concur with the huge budget passed by the Senate on Tuesday, according to multiple sources. The House was scheduled…
The Sunday Minefield – May 8, 2022
Jeff Landfield May 8, 2022
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! The constitutional session limit is just ten days away, and significant uncertainty remains with the…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Who should pay for the Port of A̶n̶c̶h̶o̶r̶a̶g̶e̶ Alaska
Brad Keithley May 6, 2022
In their own op-ed in the Anchorage Daily News last weekend, the newspaper’s editorial board argued that the state should provide…
The Alaska Legislature is going to look very different next year
Jeff Landfield May 4, 2022
A combination of redistricting and legislative incumbents not seeking re-election will result in a Legislature that looks quite different next year. Due to redistricting,...
The Sunday Minefield – May 1, 2022
Jeff Landfield May 1, 2022
Hard to believe it’s already May. Only 17 days remain until the constitutional session limit, and still only the House has passed its version…
The Alaska Stalker – April 30, 2022
The Alaska Stalker April 30, 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: Reviving Governor Hammond’s “Parachute Plan”
Brad Keithley April 29, 2022
Over the course of the past week we have written extensively on our Facebook and Twitter pages and spoken at length on our weekly...
It’s time to adopt a comprehensive homeless plan
Mayor Dave Bronson, Assembly member Felix Rivera, and John Weddleton April 28, 2022
This week, the Anchorage Assembly will consider plans to construct a homelessness navigation...
Nick Begich received thousands in donations from prominent Democrats and unions in 2016 Assembly race
Jeff Landfield April 27, 2022
Yesterday, Republican candidate Nick Begich called into the Dan Fagan show to discuss his...
Alyeska Slush Cup 2022 in photos
The Alaska Landmine April 26, 2022
After a two year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, Slush Cup returned with big crowds, big jumps, and big splashdowns.
Photos by Paxson Woelber…
The Sunday Minefield – April 24, 2022
Jeff Landfield April 24, 2022
Spring is in the air all over Alaska! There’s just over three weeks left until the constitutional session limit and the Senate has not…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: A relook at the Fiscal Policy Working Group proposal
Brad Keithley April 22, 2022
Last June (2021), in the midst of efforts to resolve the FY22 budget, the Legislature established a bi-partisan, bi-cameral working group for the purpose...
The Alaska Stalker – April 18, 2022
The Alaska Stalker April 18, 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...