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Loose email exchange shows new legislative staffer’s inexperience and cockiness

Jeff Landfield April 9, 2025

Twenty-five-year-old Ryan Sheldon is new to the Capitol. He's been working for Representative Julie Coulombe (R - Anchorage) for the last few months. His...

HEX/Furie royalty relief approved by DNR includes $2 million credit for future royalty payments

Jeff Landfield April 7, 2025

In February, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) approved a 76% decrease in royalty payments for HEX/Furie, owned by John Hendrix. This applies...

The Sunday Minefield – April 6, 2025

Jeff Landfield April 6, 2025

It’s day 75 of the 121-day legislative session, and there is no clear path to get out of town. The House Finance Committee finished…

Sen. Lyman Hoffman drops hammer on budget, takes vote on committee he is not on

Jeff Landfield April 3, 2025

Senator Lyman Hoffman (D - Bethel) is soft spoken and usually doesn't say much. But he veered from that persona this week with two...

The Roys Are Back in Town: A review of Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice”

Jacob Hersh March 31, 2025

There are, conservatively, at least thirty million different Donald Trump impersonators worldwide, and fewer than .01 percent of them can do a decent job....

The Sunday Minefield – March 30, 2025

Jeff Landfield March 30, 2025

It’s day 68 of the 121-day session (the 90-day statutory session has been a joke for a while) and the budget is stalling in…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: SB 21 is broken

Brad Keithley March 28, 2025

The typical flurry of legislative session op-eds warning against changes to oil taxes began the week before last. True to form, the season kicked…

Alaska’s leaders should pass the common sense Credit Card Competition Act

Korey Ferguson March 26, 2025

Alaskans are no stranger to high prices given our geography and the many logistical challenges associated with getting goods to market as compared to...

House and Senate finance leadership refuse to share budget agreement and calendar

Jeff Landfield March 24, 2025

House and Senate leadership are refusing to share a budget agreement and calendar that they both agreed to follow this session. The agreement lays...

Daniel Volland for Anchorage Assembly District 1: A champion for housing, business, and community

Bryce Coryell March 24, 2025

As a resident of District 1 (Downtown Anchorage), I am proud to support Daniel Volland for re-election. He is not only my Assembly member...

The Sunday Minefield – March 23, 2025

Jeff Landfield March 23, 2025

We have reached the halfway point of the 121-day legislative session. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R – Alaska) and Dan Sullivan (R – Alaska) both…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why the Permanent Fund Corporation’s investment approach may become a major 2026 campaign issue

Brad Keithley March 22, 2025

In our last two columns, we have explained that the

Nome Superior Court Judge DiBenedetto placed on administrate leave, no one will say why

Jeff Landfield March 19, 2025

The Landmine has confirmed that Nome Superior Judge Romano DiBenedetto has been on paid administrative leave since March 8. The...

Video: District 4 Anchorage Assembly “Debate”: Erin Baldwin Day

Alaska Landmine March 17, 2025

Six of Anchorage’s 12 Assembly seats are up this year. Only two incumbents, Assembly members Daniel Volland and Felix Kameron Perez-Verdia, are seeking re-election...