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The Sunday Minefield – October 12, 2025

Jeff Landfield

October 12, 2025

Local elections occurred this week all over Alaska. Turnout was abysmally low in many areas. The big upset was in Fairbanks where Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly President Mindy O’Neall defeated Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Putting all Alaska families first

Brad Keithley

October 11, 2025

Most oil and gas lawyers who have spent time practicing in the lower 48 don’t find Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) particularly novel.  It follows the same approach as a typical lower 48 oil-and-gas family trust. In…

Full PFD candidates need not apply

Bruce Tangeman

October 8, 2025

Any candidate for governor, House, or Senate that says they will provide a full Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) are not serious candidates and need not apply. There, I said it. Most other commonsense Alaskans believe the exact same thing. And…

Gov. Dunleavy’s SB 113 veto benefits Amazon, hurts Alaska businesses

Representative Andrew Gray

October 6, 2025

On September 30, Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) vetoed Senate Bill 113. The bill would have amended current law to require internet-based companies to pay Alaska corporate income taxes...

The Sunday Minefield – October 5, 2025

Jeff Landfield

October 5, 2025

It’s October! Which means Permanent Fund Dividend checks hit accounts this week and snow will be on the ground soon. Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson officially announced that he is running for governor, making him the eleventh Republican in…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Yeah, and that would be a good thing…

Brad Keithley

October 3, 2025

A recent article from Alaska’s News Source focused on a petition on Change.org “to restore and protect .” At the time of the story, the petition “was just shy…

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