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APOC says individual campaign contribution limit is now $1,500 per year

Jeff Landfield   November 3, 2021

In an advisory opinion ruling request issued today, the staff at the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) ruled that the individual-to-candidate contribution limit is...

Paul Oliva, man behind Blue Alaskan prank, has sordid past

Jeff Landfield   November 1, 2021

Paul Oliva, a former Alaska resident who now resides in Kentucky, recently played an elaborate con on the Landmine. On Saturday, Oliva sent the...

The Sunday Minefield – October 31, 2021

Jeff Landfield   October 31, 2021

Happy Halloween! Pretty wild it will be November tomorrow. The fourth special session concludes on Wednesday. Spoiler alert – it was a giant waste…

The Alaska Stalker – October 30, 2021

The Alaska Stalker   October 30, 2021

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...

My response to the Blue Alaskan

Jeff Landfield   October 29, 2021

On October 18, I wrote an article about the problems with anonymous news sources, including the increasingly popular Blue Alaskan media…

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The impact on Alaska families and economy of various fiscal options

Brad Keithley   October 29, 2021

At the federal level and in other states, the first question most ask when assessing a new revenue proposal is “where are the distributional...

Dr. John Morris resigns as Mayor Dave Bronson’s homeless coordinator

Jeff Landfield   October 28, 2021

A spokesperson for Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson confirmed that Dr. John Morris has resigned as the Municipality's homeless coordinator. In a statement provided to...

The Sunday Minefield – October 24, 2021

Jeff Landfield   October 25, 2021

It’s almost November! Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Things remain quiet in Juneau. The fourth special session concludes on November 3….

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Traditional revenues up… for now

Brad Keithley   October 22, 2021

We’ve always been a fan of the charts Steve Rattner uses on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to explain national issues. For the past few months...

Emails reveal more information about John Moller’s abrupt exit from Dunleavy administration

Jeff Landfield   October 21, 2021

In May, John Moller abruptly left his role as a special advisor to Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska). No announcement was made and...

Murkowski’s votes undercut women’s safety and access to domestic violence protection

Kelly Tshibaka   October 19, 2021

Alaska has an extraordinary number of vulnerable people, particularly women who are homeless or victims of domestic abuse and sexual abuse, but we do...

The problem with anonymous news: Why the Blue Alaskan needs to be identified

Jeff Landfield   October 18, 2021

Last week I posted a tweet from the Landmine offering $500 to the first person who could provide irrefutable proof of the identity of...

Petition for injured Anchorage firefighter left out settlement details

Jeff Landfield   October 18, 2021

A petition that appeared yesterday on change.org for injured Anchorage firefighter Ben Schultz has received over 2,400 signatures. Schultz was badly injured in 2017 when...

The Sunday Minefield – October 17, 2021

Jeff Landfield   October 17, 2021

It was a pretty weird week in Anchorage. After the Anchorage Assembly passed an emergency mask ordinance on Tuesday night, and then voted to…

The Alaska Stalker – October 16, 2021

The Alaska Stalker   October 16, 2021

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...

Assembly member Jamie Allard threatens Providence for refusing to treat COVID-19 patient with Ivermectin

Paxson Woelber and Jeff Landfield   October 12, 2021

In a bizarre series of events, Anchorage Assembly member Jamie Allard and her supporters are now engaged in a fierce battle with Providence Hospital...

Maps: A breakdown of the third-party maps the Redistricting Board adopted

Jeff Landfield, with maps by Robert Hockema   October 11, 2021

The Alaska Redistricting Board adopted four third party draft maps, in addition to their own two draft maps, to consider for Alaska’s new legislative...

The Sunday Minefield – October 10, 2021

Jeff Landfield   October 10, 2021

This was definitely a weird week for Alaska politics. Contentious Anchorage Assembly meetings continued over the proposed mask mandate. They culminated in a meeting…

Photos: Anchorage Assembly and Mayor’s Office war for control of Assembly chambers

Paxson Woelber   October 8, 2021

Thursday night's Assembly meeting, which nominally provided a forum for public testimony regarding the proposed "mask mandate," saw the Anchorage...

Photos: “People’s Filibuster” grinds on at the Anchorage Assembly

Paxson Woelber   October 6, 2021

On Monday and Tuesday, the tense Anchorage Assembly meeting that began on September 28 continued in the Assembly chambers. Though the mood has subdued...
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