Fear and Looseness in Juneau
July 27, 2019
There's loose, and then there's Juneau this week loose. Between all the House and Senate bills, the ferry strike, another credit downgrade, and Governor...
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The Alaska Stalker – July 25, 2019
Alaska Stalker July 25, 2019
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted roundup of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape and political...
Rep. Claman sent letter to Attorney General about Tuckerman Babcock alleged misconduct
Jeff Landfield July 23, 2019
In a letter obtained by the Alaska Landmine, Representative Matt Claman (D – Anchorage) asked Attorney General Kevin Clarkson about a story I reported…
The Sunday Minefield – July 21, 2019
Jeff Landfield July 21, 2019
The battle over the location of the second special session ended this week when Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) amended the location of…
Gov. Dunleavy’s Office paid for Rep. Revak and Sen. Costello mailers
Jeff Landfield July 19, 2019
On July 10 I reported on some political mailers that were sent out praising Senator Mia Costello (R – Anchorage) and Representative Josh Revak…
The Alaska Stalker – July, 18, 2019
Alaska Stalker July 18, 2019
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted roundup of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape and political...
Tuckerman Babcock ordered Amy Demboski to destroy report on Amanda Price
Jeff Landfield July 17, 2019
In March, it was announced that Amy Demboski would be leaving her job as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Mike Dunleavy (R –…
DPS Commissioner Price says she’s “lost faith” in AMCO Director McConnell
Jeff Landfield July 16, 2019
In a June 25 letter obtained by the Alaska Landmine, from Public Safety Commissioner Amanda Price to Bob Klein, the Chair of the Alcohol…
The Sunday Minefield – July 14, 2019
Jeff Landfield July 14, 2019
This week may go down as one of the loosest in Alaska political history. While the majority of the Legislature convened in Juneau on…
The Alaska Stalker – July 11, 2019
Alaska Stalker July 11, 2019
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted roundup of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape and political...
The next generation of Alaskan entrepreneurs are counting on stronger leadership
Rachel Kallander July 11, 2019
I can’t help but wonder how Alaskans will think back on the summer of 2019. Among heat waves, forest fires, rapidly changing climate, and…
APOC looking into suspicious mailers supporting Rep. Josh Revak
Jeff Landfield July 10, 2019
The Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) is looking into mailers that were sent out supporting Representative Josh Revak (R – Anchorage). The same mailer…
For the future of Alaska, protect the University
Former UAA Student Government Leaders (Listed Below) July 10, 2019
Representatives & Senators:
At some point or another, each one of us has had the opportunity to serve the University of Alaska (UA) as UAA…
Save Our State Rally featuring Portugal. The Man
The Alaska Landmine July 9, 2019
On July 9, 2019, the organization Save Our State held a rally at UAA to protest Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska) recent budget…
The Sunday Minefield – July 7, 2019
Jeff Landfield July 7, 2019
I hope everyone enjoyed the 4th of July and the weekend. The heat is pure murder. I did a 2 night hike of Kesugi…
Mikey Monday – Truly bizarre letter from Mike Porcaro praising Columbus as “enlightened and benign”
Jeff Landfield July 1, 2019
It’s been a while since my last Mikey Monday. Mikey Monday is a periodic feature about Mike Porcaro. Porcaro hosts a radio show on…
An Alaska Landmine original film: This is Anchorage
Jeff Landfield July 1, 2019
We recently decided to explore the issue of homeless camps in Anchorage. We set out to make a short video about it. We quickly…
The Sunday Minefield – June 30, 2019
Jeff Landfield June 30, 2019
It’s been quite a week. The heat and smoke continues to consume Southcentral Alaska. It was 85 degrees inside my house yesterday! Governor Mike…
Second legal memo questions Legislature’s decision to hold special session in Juneau
Jeff Landfield June 28, 2019
As the fight between the Legislature and Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) continues over the location of Dunleavy’s second special session, a second…
Senator Shower goes on epic radio rant against his colleagues in Senate Majority
Jeff Landfield June 28, 2019
On June 12 Senator Mike Shower (R – Wasila) called into the Michael Dukes Show to talk about what was happening in Juneau with…