New State “Oversight and Review Unit” raises questions about its independence
November 23, 2019
The Oversight and Review Unit is a new unit within the Department of Administration. It has been tasked with investigating and reviewing agencies...
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The Alaska Stalker – November 21, 2019
The Alaska Stalker November 21, 2019
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...
Senator Shower should leave Senate Majority, or be removed
Jeff Landfield November 19, 2019
Senator Mike Shower (R - Wasilla) went an another epic rant last week on the Michael Dukes Show. You may recall that Shower went...
The Sunday Minefield – November 17, 2019
Jeff Landfield November 17, 2019
We finally have snow in Anchorage! Yesterday, Anchorage tied the record high temperature and had record snowfall. Hopefully winter sticks around. This week also…
The Alaska Stalker – November 14, 2019
The Alaska Stalker November 14, 2019
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...
Republicans violate Party rules again, barricade door at meeting to fill vacant House seat
Jeff Landfield November 12, 2019
In a bizarre meeting to fill the vacant District 25 House seat, Dear Leader and Alaska Republican Party Chairman Glenn Clary again disregarded...
The Sunday Minefield – November 10, 2019
Jeff Landfield November 10, 2019
It's nearly halfway into November and still no snow in Anchorage or Southcentral. Fairbanks, however, has already had a significant snowfall. November brings with...
New documents reveal coordinated effort to eliminate Campbell Lake public access
Jeff Landfield and Paxson Woelber November 7, 2019
Since September 2019, the Alaska Landmine has published articles revealing that the State of Alaska considers "private" Campbell Lake to be a public...
U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether to review Ninth Circuit ruling on homeless campers
Lee Baxter November 7, 2019
A prior Alaska Landmine article from August 15 entitled What the Ninth Circuit Court ruling actually says about camping on city property details the...
The Alaska Stalker – November 7, 2019
The Alaska Stalker November 7, 2019
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...
Process underway to fill District 25 vacancy after confirmation of Revak to State Senate
Jeff Landfield November 5, 2019
The confirmation of now Senator Josh Revak (R - Anchorage) brings with it a vacancy in House District 25. Per State law, Governor Mike...
Reduced ferry schedule will directly impact Alaska Legislature
Jeff Landfield November 4, 2019
Legislators and legislative staff who wish to ship their vehicles to Juneau for the upcoming legislative session will face a two week wait due...
The Sunday Minefield – November 3, 2019
Jeff Landfield November 3, 2019
Halloween 2019 has come and gone. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and then Christmas and New Years. The next legislative session will be…
The Alaska Stalker – October 31st, 2019
Alaska Stalker October 31, 2019
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 – October 27, 2019
Jeff Landfield October 27, 2019
Halloween is just around the corner! I am writing this column from my hotel room at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. I came…
The Alaska Stalker – October 24, 2019
The Alaska Stalker October 24, 2019
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...
Buffet of emails show legislators hungry to talk about legislative lounge
Jeff Landfield October 23, 2019
Sometimes politics is weird, sometimes politics is funny, and sometimes it's both. In a series of emails obtained by the Alaska Landmine, over a...
The Internet should be fair and open, overregulation threatens economic growth
Bethany Marcum October 22, 2019
Alaska has seen significant technological improvements over the years. Thanks to expanded broadband, thousands of Alaskans can be connected to anyone, anywhere. As access...
The Sunday Minefield – October 20, 2019
Jeff Landfield October 20, 2019
Today marks two years since the Alaska Landmine was launched with the first Sunday Minefield. A lot has happened since October 2017. We have…
The short-sighted thinking of the recall effort
Jeff Landfield October 18, 2019
The election of Mike Dunleavy last November has ushered in an era of craziness in Alaska politics that has not been seen since the…