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NRCC announces new support for Nancy Dahlstrom in bid to unseat Mary Peltola

Jeff Landfield   July 29, 2024

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom (R – Alaska) as one of 25 candidates for their 2024 Young Guns…

The Sunday Minefield – July 28, 2024

Jeff Landfield   July 28, 2024

The August 20 primary is just over three weeks away. Absentee and early voting starts on August 5. Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) 30-day…

State files scathing brief against ConocoPhillips over road access issue on North Slope

Jeff Landfield   July 27, 2024

On July 15, the State of Alaska filed a brief against ConocoPhillips Alaska in a years long dispute over Santos' use of gravel roads...

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: “Surplus”

Brad Keithley   July 26, 2024

In a previous column, we wrote about the “Orwellianization” of the language used by some when discussing Alaska fiscal issues. The…

Ask a Cat: Dangerous dating, bad friends, and a voting dilemma

Cat   July 22, 2024

Desperate for advice? For the answers to all of your burning questions, e-mail askacat@alaskalandmine.com or send a message anonymously here. Dear Cat, Is there...

The Sunday Minefield – July 21, 2024

Jeff Landfield   July 21, 2024

The primary is less than a month away! I am writing this week’s column from Nome! I came up for a few days to…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why aren’t state oil revenues growing with production, and how to fix it

Brad Keithley   July 19, 2024

As we discussed in an earlier column, the Department of Revenue projects in its Spring 2024 Revenue Forecast (Spring Forecast) that while oil production...

Local attorney who sent “sexually suggestive text messages” to Judge Kindred is wife of Anchorage Superior Court judge

Jeff Landfield   July 16, 2024

An investigation by the Landmine has found that the local attorney referenced in the lengthy Ninth...

The Sunday Minefield – July 14, 2024

Jeff Landfield   July 14, 2024

After the failed assassination attempt of Donald Trump yesterday, it feels a bit weird writing this week’s column. It’s a sad time in America…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: “Opportunity Cost” and Alaska fiscal policy

Brad Keithley   July 12, 2024

“Opportunity cost is the value of the next-best alternative when a decision is made; it's what is given up.” - Andrea J. Caceres-Santamaria, Senior...

Turn the car around, Julia: on performative helplessness and the future of Anchorage

Spenaardvark   July 8, 2024

Anchorage welcomed a new mayor on July 1. This little animal (along with a majority of the city's voting public) breathed a long-awaited sigh...

Ask a Cat: Party gone wrong, dating problems, and Downtown Anchorage

Cat   July 8, 2024

Need advice from Alaska’s most felicitous feline? Send the Cat your questions via e-mail at askacat@alaskalandmine.com or send your query anonymously here. Dear Cat,...

The Sunday Minefield – July 7, 2024

Jeff Landfield   July 7, 2024

The August 20 primary election is just over six weeks away. I hope everyone enjoyed the long Fourth of July holiday weekend! I was…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: This is why and how the Permanent Fund is going to be drained

Brad Keithley   July 5, 2024

Viewed from the proverbial “30,000-foot level,” Alaska’s budget history over the last twelve years has been a succession of efforts to…

U.S. District Court Judge Josh Kindred’s resignation raises some serious questions

Jeff Landfield   July 5, 2024

Yesterday, I received a tip that U.S. District Court for Alaska Judge Josh Kindred was resigning. I was able to confirm that he had...

Mayor LaFrance allowed radical leftist agitators to ruin her inauguration, and then let them insult her

Jeff Landfield   July 2, 2024

Yesterday, newly-elected Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance held her inauguration at Town Square Park. Hundreds of people, including numerous elected...

U.S. Supreme Court ruling clears hurdles for cities to police public camping, if they choose

Lee Baxter   July 1, 2024

On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson. The decision clarifies that criminal penalties...

The Sunday Minefield – June 30, 2024

Jeff Landfield   June 30, 2024

I can’t believe June is already over! Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) announced his vetoes and unceremoniously signed the operating and capital budgets…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What would the amount of the PFD have been if the Legislature hadn’t taxed it

Brad Keithley   June 28, 2024

Occasionally, we are asked if we know where to find what the amount of the Permanent Fund Dividend...

From the Editors: End government-mandated housing scarcity and approve HOME

Paxson Woelber and Jeff Landfield   June 24, 2024

Last week, Charles Wohlforth authored an op-ed criticizing the HOME (Housing Opportunities in the Municipality for Everyone) Initiative...
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