The Sunday Minefield – December 8, 2024
December 8, 2024
The legislative session starts in just over seven weeks! Quite a bit happened this week in Alaska politics. Both Republican minorities announced their leadership…
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What we likely will see in the Fall Revenue Forecast and 10-year plan and the issues they will create
Brad Keithley December 6, 2024
Since mid-November, we have been thinking about...
NSB Mayor Josiah Patkotak traveled to Peru, New York, Seattle with family on NSB dime
Jeff Landfield December 6, 2024
A North Slope Borough (NSB) document obtained by Landmine shows that NSB Mayor Josiah Patkotak and his family have made multiple trips to the…
Maximus Overdrive: A review of Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II”
Jacob Hersh December 6, 2024
This review contains spoilers for the film Gladiator II.
My dad tried naming me Maximus.
It was February of 2001 – the Towers had not yet…
The Sunday Minefield – December 1, 2024
Jeff Landfield December 2, 2024
Today’s it’s the Monday Minefield! I am in New Mexico visiting my parents for Thanksgiving, so I took a break this weekend. I hope…
Former FBI agent details retaliation from Anchorage office
Tyler Vose December 1, 2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), long perceived as the premier law enforcement agency in the world and a paragon of justice and accountability,…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Comparing price projections
Brad Keithley November 29, 2024
Earlier this month, the House Resources Committee held a hearing to receive updates on both the Cook Inlet gas issue and…
The Sunday Minefield – November 24, 2024
Jeff Landfield November 24, 2024
Thanksgiving is just four days away! The Division of Elections finally finished counting ballots this week, and then ran the retabulations for the nine…
David Nelson’s comeback could spell trouble for House majority coalition
Jeff Landfield November 20, 2024
With all the votes now counted, former Republican Representative David Nelson is now beating Representative Cliff Groh (D - Anchorage) by 23 votes. This...
The Sunday Minefield – November 17, 2024
Jeff Landfield November 17, 2024
Unbelievably, it’s been 12 days since the general election and we still don’t know the outcome of a key Alaska House race and the…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why the coming candidates for governor should be thinking about revenue reform
Brad Keithley November 16, 2024
Although we are still awaiting final results, with the 2024 midterm elections now largely in the rearview...
Democrat Nellie Jimmie has not committed to joining newly formed House majority coalition
Jeff Landfield November 13, 2024
Democrat Nellie Jimmie, who is poised to unseat Representative CJ McCormick (D - Bethel) after last week's election, could be a major factor in...
Ask a Cat: The last Cat
Cat November 11, 2024
Dear beloved Cat fans,
For almost two years I have thoroughly enjoyed dispensing my wisdom, featuring your felines, and making cat puns. The time has…
The Sunday Minefield – November 10, 2024
Jeff Landfield November 10, 2024
The 2024 general election is finally over! Well kind of. There are still tens of thousands of early, absentee, and question ballots to count…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: How will the House Majority Coalition balance the budget?
Brad Keithley November 8, 2024
We had planned to write about something else this week, but the quick announcement of the formation of a new “House Majority Coalition” to...
Landmine Staff 2024 general election predictions
Landmine Staff November 5, 2024
Today is the 2024 Alaska general election! Landmine staff looked at all 52 races (the presidential race, the U.S. House race, and the 50…
The Sunday Minefield – November 3, 2024
Jeff Landfield November 3, 2024
The November general election is just two days away! I think it’s safe to say we are all looking forward to the non-stop TV…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Here’s what we don’t understand
Brad Keithley November 1, 2024
Two excerpts from recent news stories from Alaska Public Media caught our attention this past week and helped crystalize one of our biggest issues…
Why I am supporting Ted Eischeid for House District 22
Ken Varee October 31, 2024
Recently, Stephanie Taylor urged voters in East Anchorage to not “let special interests buy your vote.” As a longtime resident of…
Why I voted no on Ballot Measure 2
Jeff Landfield October 30, 2024
Last week I waited an hour to early vote. Normally I vote on election day, but I wanted to get it done this year…