Landmine Staff Election Predictions
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 initiatives....
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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 choice...
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 designed...
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 of...
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 out...
The Alaska Stalker – October 29, 2020
The Alaska Stalker October 29, 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 you...
Sprinkler requirement would hose home buyers
Eric Visser October 27, 2020
This is long and complicated, but important. Tonight, the Anchorage Assembly will make some very big decisions that will impact land and housing development in...
Vote No on 2 – Two Alaskans who don’t agree on much agree on this
Nora Morse and Brett Huber October 26, 2020
Brett Huber and I do not see eye to eye on almost anything. He is a Republican. I am a Democrat. He ran Mike Dunleavy’s...
The Review: Ballot Measure 2 – Deep Dive Edition
Cale Green October 26, 2020
Join the Alaska Landmine's Director of Photography Cale Green as he explores the history, function, and implications of Ballot Measure 2.
Vote Yes on 2 – Alaska fishing needs accountability and honesty from elected leaders
Ryan Johnson October 26, 2020
Fishing is ingrained in the everyday lives of Alaskans, from the ancestors of our native peoples to the present. It’s a way of life for...
The Sunday Minefield – October 25, 2020
Jeff Landfield October 25, 2020
The November 3 general election is just over a week away. High numbers of absentee ballots and in-person early votes continue. Just like the primary,...
The Alaska Stalker – October 22, 2020
The Alaska Stalker October 22, 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 you...
The Sunday Minefield – October 18, 2020
Jeff Landfield October 18, 2020
What a week in Alaska politics. The scandal with Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and reporter Maria Athens went from a weird thing in Anchorage to...
Austin Quinn-Davidson elected new Assembly chair, will become acting mayor
Jeff Landfield October 16, 2020
During a special reorganizational meeting tonight of the Anchorage Assembly, they elected Assemblymember Austin Quinn-Davidson as the new chair. She beat Assemblymember John...
A booze-infused cookie business, a rogue reporter, and an escort: The downfall of Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz
Jeff Landfield with Paxson Woelber October 15, 2020
The last five days have been some of the wildest in Anchorage politics I can remember.
Bombshell: Reporter Maria Athens threatens to kill Mayor Berkowitz in disturbing voicemail
Jeff Landfield October 12, 2020
In a disturbing voicemail obtained by the Alaska Landmine, FOX/ABC reporter Maria Athens threatened to kill Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz...
College during COVID
Jacob Hersh October 12, 2020
“Seldom have I ever questioned the end, Still I grow frost when I’m reminded.” -Parquet Courts, “Before the Water Gets Too High” On the best...
The Sunday Minefield – October 11, 2020
Jeff Landfield October 11, 2020
What a wild week. Between Suzanne Downing's crazy Facebook Live video at a Republican fundraiser and the wild Maria Athens scandal, it was a very...
Maria Athens scandal gets even stranger, Andy Kriner now part of the story
Jeff Landfield October 11, 2020
In a bizarre plot twist in the Maria Athens scandal, Andy Kriner is now part of the story. Not long after Athens posted her insane...
Memo from Education Commissioner clarifies statutory minimum instruction must be met
Jeff Landfield October 5, 2020
A memo obtained by the Alaska Landmine, from Department of Education Commissioner Michael Johnson, clarifies that school districts in Alaska...