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Environmental extremists send letter to Secretary Haaland asking her to halt Conoco’s Willow project

Jeff Landfield   June 22, 2022

In a June 15 letter sent to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the heads of 18 anti-resource development organizations ask her to halt the development...

Al Gross to withdraw from U.S. House race, sources report

Jeff Landfield   June 20, 2022

Sources familiar with the Al Gross campaign tell the Landmine that Independent candidate Al Gross plans to withdraw from the special general congressional election...

The Sunday Minefield – June 19, 2022

Jeff Landfield   June 19, 2022

The Summer Solstice is Tuesday, which means the days are about to start getting shorter. Summer is never long enough in Alaska. With more…

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: A June revenue update

Brad Keithley   June 17, 2022

The Department of Revenue publishes two formal revenue updates each fiscal year. The first is the detailed Fall Revenue Sources Book, published in December...

Silencing Anchorage’s youth

Andrew Duryea   June 16, 2022

The Youth Advisory Commission (YAC), composed of youth ages 14-22, represents and advocates for the youth of Anchorage in our local government. Some of…

The Sunday Minefield – June 12, 2022

Jeff Landfield   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…

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…
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