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A loose day in the Legislature
Jeff Landfield
March 11, 2026
The halfway point of the legislative session is approaching, and the tension is really starting to build. Today one was one of the wildest days of this session and, as usual, it was mostly on the House side. First, the…
The Sunday Minefield – March 8, 2026
Jeff Landfield
March 8, 2026
Happy International Women’s Day to all the ladies out there! The Iditarod is underway. Hilcorp’s annual Iditarod party on Friday (3/6/2026) night at 49th State was packed with politicos, including Senator Dan Sullivan (R – Alaska). The price of…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Stabilizing Alaska’s boom-bust-boom-bust revenue cycles
Brad Keithley
March 6, 2026
As we have discussed in previous columns, one of, if not the greatest, causes of Alaska’s fiscal problems is the use of projected year-ahead oil revenues in the...
Review: Heated Rivalry – Episode Three – “Hunter”
Jacob Hersh
March 5, 2026
I caught a Washington State University/University of Idaho hockey game the other day. As an alumnus of the former and an attendee of the latter, I wore a WSU sweatshirt and a bedraggled Idaho hat, so that whichever team…
The Sunday Minefield – March 1, 2026
Jeff Landfield
March 1, 2026
The 121-day session (constitutional limit) is already a third of the way through. The House passed the nearly $500 million supplemental budget, but failed to fund it. The finance committees got a sobering briefing on the Permanent Fund from…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why “Protect the Permanent Fund” is really “Protect the Spend”
Brad Keithley
February 27, 2026
Two slides, the first in a recent presentation before the Senate Finance Committee by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC), and the...
The Sunday Minefield
The Sunday Minefield
Jeff Landfield
March 8, 2026
Happy International Women’s Day to all the ladies out there! The Iditarod is underway. Hilcorp’s annual Iditarod party on Friday (3/6/2026) night at 49th State was packed with politicos, including Senator Dan Sullivan (R – Alaska). The price of…
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An interview with Alan Lambert on his role in the film “Blue Moon”
Grant Keller
February 24, 2026
Alan Lambert is a Dublin based artist who has been working in film and...
Dysfunction junction
Joe Paskvan
February 16, 2026
Despite being a petrostate, Alaska is in economic trouble. Despite constitutional establishment of Alaska’s…
My message to the Anchorage Assembly: Less woke and more work
Brett Huber
February 6, 2026
If Anchorage residents ever wonder why so many problems in this city feel unresolved,...
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