Salmon Creek Dam penstock damaged in landslide
December 8, 2020
The penstock at the Salmon Creek Dam in Juneau was damaged last week in a landslide caused by heavy rains. The penstock is a…
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The Sunday Minefield – December 6, 2020
Jeff Landfield December 6, 2020
2021 is less than a month away. I think it’s safe to say we are all happy to put 2020 behind us. This week…
AIDEA board members/staff and family obtained over $400,000 in CARES Act grants
Jeff Landfield December 4, 2020
A records request sent to the Alaska Industrial Development Export Authority (AIDEA) revealed that businesses associated with three board members...
FBI investigating members of State Senate in apparent pay-for-play scheme
Jeff Landfield November 30, 2020
Four people have confirmed that the FBI is currently investigating members of the Alaska State Senate connected to an apparent pay-for-play scheme. According to...
The Sunday Minefield – November 29, 2020
Jeff Landfield November 29, 2020
Thanksgiving has come and gone. I hope everyone had a good one in this strange time of COVID. December is almost here, which means…
The Alaska Stalker – November 29, 2020
The Alaska Stalker November 29, 2020
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...
Campbell Lake HOA submits letters to State alleging Campbell Lake is a private lake
Paxson Woelber and Jeff Landfield November 24, 2020
Last week, the Alaska Landmine obtained a letter and 21-page legal analysis sent from the Campbell Lake Owners homeowners association (CLO) to the State...
The Sunday Minefield – November 22, 2020
Jeff Landfield November 22, 2020
Thanksgiving is just four days away! As COVID cases continue to spike around Alaska, Thanksgiving this year will look very different for many families….
Mike “Fish” Pawlowski leaving Sen. Murkowski’s office to partner with lobbyist Jerry Mackie
Jeff Landfield November 16, 2020
Mike "Fish" Pawlowski is leaving his role of Chief of Staff to Senator Lisa Murkowski (R - Alaska) to form a new company with...
The Sunday Minefield – November 15, 2020
Jeff Landfield November 15, 2020
It’s been almost two weeks since the election and we still don’t know the outcome of several races. A count update today from the…
The Alaska Stalker – November 14, 2020
The Alaska Stalker November 14, 2020
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...
AGDC says ‘no thank you’ to Gov. Walker’s new gasline group
Jeff Landfield November 13, 2020
In a letter obtained by the Landmine, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) President Frank Richards told former Governor Bill Walker, along with three others,...
Republican senators meet in Anchorage to try and organize majority
Jeff Landfield November 13, 2020
Thirteen Republican senators met today at the Denali Tower in Anchorage to try and organize. Senators Josh Revak (R - Anchorage) and Lora Reinbold...
The Sunday Minefield – November 8, 2020
Jeff Landfield November 8, 2020
The 2020 general election has come and gone. Well, kind of. Alaska has yet to count its absentee votes, which number over 100,000 or…
Virtual Election Central: Live video coverage
Landmine Staff November 3, 2020
Below is a YouTube embed to our live election coverage for the 2020 general. It is also being streamed on Facebook Live
Landmine Staff Election Predictions
Landmine Staff November 3, 2020
Today is the 2020 Alaska general election! Landmine staff went through all of the races in the state as well as the two ballot…
Vote no on Ballot Measure 2
Co-Chairs of Defend Alaska Elections November 2, 2020
We write because Alaskans urgently need to know the truth about Ballot Measure 2. Much has been written about the well-documented dangers of ranked...
Let’s imagine our future together, Alaska: vote yes on 2
Rachel Kallander November 2, 2020
In the final week of this election season, Alaska has once again become ground zero for virtually untraceable campaign spending and nasty attack ads…
Why I am voting no on Ballot Measure 1
Jacob Hersh November 2, 2020
You can’t talk Alaska without talking oil. It’s one of those ever-present inextricable truths. Wisconsin has cheese. California has Hollywood. And we have swaths...
The Sunday Minefield – November 1, 2020
Jeff Landfield November 1, 2020
Well we are almost there. Just two days until Election Day! Candidates all over the state are doing their last minute pushes to get…