Alyeska Slush Cup 2022 in photos
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...
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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 yet...
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 of...
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 enjoy...
The Sunday Minefield – April 17, 2022
Jeff Landfield April 17, 2022
I hope everyone had a good Easter Sunday. I am finally back in Juneau after a bit of a break. Several legislators went home for...
North Slope political advocacy group sought to turn $1 million state appropriation into slush fund
Jeff Landfield April 16, 2022
In February, the Landmine published a story about how Andy Baker, working as an unregistered...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The FY23 budget thus far
Brad Keithley April 15, 2022
This week we take a look at the FY23 budget as it transitions from the House to the Senate - roughly the midpoint in the...
New Anchorage Senate map pairs more Republican incumbents, adds another open seat
Jeff Landfield April 13, 2022
This afternoon, the Alaska Redistricting Board voted to adopt new Anchorage Senate pairings. This was the result of the Supreme Court ruling that the previous...
The Sunday Minefield – April 10, 2022
Jeff Landfield April 10, 2022
Spring is definitely in the air! The snow is melting and there's been plenty of sunshine in Southcentral. The House passed the operating budget on...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Our chart for the special election
Brad Keithley April 8, 2022
We use charts not only to do analysis and help explain our position to others, we also use them to help organize our own thoughts...
“Bahnke map” is identical map Sen. Tom Begich texted to Nicole Borromeo in November
Jeff Landfield April 6, 2022
The Alaska Redistricting Board is currently hearing public testimony for new Anchorage Senate pairings. This is after the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that...
Landmine Staff Anchorage election predictions
Landmine Staff April 5, 2022
Today is the 2022 Anchorage municipal election! Landmine staff went through the five Assembly races. Below are our thoughts and predictions. After reading, let us...
Is Alaska ready for ranked-choice voting?
Thomas Brown April 4, 2022
In 2020, Alaskans voted to radically change the way elections are run in the state. Ballot Measure 2, narrowly passed by voters, eliminated party primaries...
The Sunday Minefield – April 3, 2022
Jeff Landfield April 3, 2022
What a week. The field for the special primary election to replace Don Young ballooned to 51 on Friday, the last day to file. Although...
The Alaska Stalker – April 3, 2022
The Alaska Stalker April 3, 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 enjoy...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: What the Goldilocks charts tell us
Brad Keithley April 1, 2022
Those who follow our Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn pages know that we publish various charts daily that over the course of a week and month...
The Sunday Minefield – March 27, 2022
Jeff Landfield March 27, 2022
I am writing this week's column from Narva, Estonia - the third largest city in the small Baltic country of 1.3 million. Narva is separated...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: While those in other states became richer, how the median Alaska household became poorer
Brad Keithley March 25, 2022
A recent article from Alaska Public Media’s Kavitha George is the trigger for this week’s column.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees flee to Estonia
Jeff Landfield March 23, 2022
TALLINN, ESTONIA - Of the millions of refugees who have fled Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, thousands have found their way to Estonia. According...
The Alaska Stalker – March 22, 2022
The Alaska Stalker March 22, 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 enjoy...