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Native Village of Eklutna rushes to open Birchwood casino before Trump takes office

Jeff Landfield   January 17, 2025

Trucks, excavators, heavy equipment, lumber, trailers, lights, construction workers, and security guards currently occupy a site about a mile west of the...

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: WHICH working-age Alaska families are outmigrating?

Brad Keithley   January 17, 2025

Earlier this month, the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) issued a press release summarizing its most recent population...

The Sunday Minefield – January 12, 2025

Jeff Landfield   January 13, 2025

Apologies for the late column again. I am at the tail end of my vacation before session and time got away from me yesterday….

To bolster Anchorage economy and tribal sovereignty, Mayor Suzanne LaFrance advocates for casino gambling

Paxson Woelber   January 10, 2025

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance ran on a platform of “safe streets and trails, good schools, real solutions to homelessness, and a vibrant, affordable city...

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Permanent Fund “Performance”

Brad Keithley   January 10, 2025

Last June, during the height of the issues surrounding former Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) Trustee Ellie Rubenstein, we wrote a column…

The Sunday Minefield – January 5, 2025

Jeff Landfield   January 6, 2025

The New Year has arrived! I hope everyone had fun ringing in 2025. I am down in Buenos Aires with some friends celebrating my…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Here’s a significant part of the revenue problem

Brad Keithley   January 4, 2025

In our last column, we examined Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska) proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 10-year plan and expressed…

The Sunday Minefield – December 29, 2024

Jeff Landfield   December 29, 2024

I hope everyone had a good Christmas holiday! This is the last Sunday Minefield of 2024. Which means the first session of the 34th…

How property tax assessments are done in the Mat-Su Borough

Representative Kevin McCabe   December 27, 2024

Property tax assessments in the Mat-Su Borough are regulated by state law to ensure they are done periodically and fairly. Alaska…

The Sunday Minefield – December 22, 2024

Jeff Landfield   December 22, 2024

Christmas is just three days away. And the New Year is next week. I turned 40 yesterday. Thanks to everyone who came out to…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Dunleavy to potential investors and others: 🤷‍♂️

Brad Keithley   December 20, 2024

Although not widely understood, complying with AS 37.07.020(b)(2) is one of the Alaska governor's most important fiscal responsibilities. As part of the statutorily required...

The Sunday Minefield – December 15, 2024

Jeff Landfield   December 15, 2024

Christmas and New Years are just around the corner! Which means the legislative session starts in just over five weeks. The big news this…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska’s outmigration death spiral

Brad Keithley   December 13, 2024

An article in this month’s Alaska Economic Trends (Economic Trends) published by the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) and a recent...

Why I am taking on the FBI, my former employer

Tyler Vose   December 11, 2024

The road map for reporting and investigating allegations of misconduct, policy abuses, and potential criminal violations within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is…

Unexplained halt of Fish Creek Trail Connection project prompts confusion, outrage

Paxson Woelber   December 10, 2024

After decades of planning, the Fish Creek Trail Connection, which would follow an Alaska Railroad right-of-way and connect the existing Fish Creek Trail in...

The Sunday Minefield – December 8, 2024

Jeff Landfield   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…

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…
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