The Alaska Stalker – June 3, 2020
June 3, 2020
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The Sunday Minefield – May 31, 2020
Jeff Landfield May 31, 2020
Tomorrow, June 1 at 5pm, is the filing deadline to run for the legislature. Many seats remain uncontested. Look for several last minute filers…
Mission Impossible: Escaping Russia during COVID-19
Irina Dudina May 29, 2020
It was March 7, 2020 when my almost two year old daughter and I departed from Spain to go visit my parents in the…
Department of Public Safety subverts legislature, moves 911 dispatch center to Palmer
Jeff Landfield May 26, 2020
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently made a deal with the City of Palmer to build a new 911 dispatch center in Palmer....
The Sunday Minefield – May 24, 2020
Jeff Landfield May 24, 2020
As Alaska begins to open back up I hope everyone is enjoying Memorial Day weekend. Southcentral is getting some much needed rain but the…
The Alaska Stalker – May 23, 2020
The Alaska Stalker May 23, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If...
The Sunday Minefield – May 17, 2020
Jeff Landfield May 17, 2020
While summer is fast approaching the legislature is set to reconvene tomorrow in Juneau – thanks to a lawsuit on how they accepted the…
The Alaska Stalker – May 16, 2020
The Alaska Stalker May 16, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If...
Rep. Carpenter likens proposed Capitol COVID protocols to wearing the Star of David
Jeff Landfield May 15, 2020
In a bizarre response to an email to members of the Alaska House of Representatives, Representative Ben Carpenter (R - Nikiski) asked if COVID...
The predictable lawsuit
Jeff Landfield May 14, 2020
It came to the surprise of few that follow Alaska politics when a lawsuit was filed yesterday challenging how the $1.25 billion of federal…
Chugach Electric election 2020, why bother?
Sam Cason May 11, 2020
If history repeats itself, in the next month fewer than one in ten members of Chugach Electric will vote to decide who will fill…
The Sunday Minefield – May 10, 2020
Jeff Landfield May 10, 2020
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Businesses around Alaska are continuing to slowly reopen, yet some of the rules are still…
The Alaska Stalker – May 9, 2020
The Alaska Stalker May 9, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If...
Alaska’s ridiculous campaign laws
Jeff Landfield and Lee Baxter May 9, 2020
A few days ago I received a call from Tom Lucas, the campaign disclosure coordinator with the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC). He told…
Alaska Dental Society emails refer to Dr. Zink as “Queen” – solicit donations to send her FU message
Jeff Landfield May 5, 2020
The Landmine has obtained a series of emails from the Alaska Dental Society relating to the COVID-19 situation. The emails repeatedly refer to Alaska's...
The Sunday Minefield – May 3, 2020
Jeff Landfield May 3, 2020
May has finally arrived, which means summer is right around the corner! The weather has been incredible and Alaskans are enjoying the outdoors. Some...
The Alaska Stalker – May 2, 2020
The Alaska Stalker May 2, 2020
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If...
APOC files complaint against Recover Alaska for violating campaign disclosure laws
Jeff Landfield May 2, 2020
The Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) has filed a complaint against Recover Alaska for violating campaign disclosure laws. Recover Alaska...
What happened to Recall Dunleavy
Jeff Landfield April 28, 2020
Just months ago the Recall Dunleavy campaign had serious momentum. In February they had a victory at the Superior Court that allowed them to...
The Sunday Minefield – April 26, 2020
Jeff Landfield April 26, 2020
It’s almost May! Summer is just around the corner. The sun is shining and Alaskans are getting outside as much as possible with the…