Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away! Senator Matt Claman (D – Anchorage) entered the crowded governor’s race, making him the fourteenth candidate and the second Democrat in the race. Shelley Hughes resigned her Senate seat to focus on her … Read More

One of the things that has intrigued us most over the years is the extent to which the economic interests of most of Alaska’s legislators diverge from middle and lower-income Alaska families, which combined comprise 80% of Alaska households, when … Read More

The first big snowfall hit Anchorage and Southcentral this week. While the snowplowing in Anchorage has been ok, there are still a lot of unplowed or under plowed side streets and sidewalks. Things ate starting to get loose between Republican … Read More

Earlier this week, while working through some data on states that use a flat-rate income tax to raise…… Read More

Internal Anchorage Police Department (APD) documents obtained by the Landmine show that…… Read More

The August primary is more than nine months away, but the attacks are already starting in the crowded Republican filed for governor. In a bizarre press…… Read More

Halloween has come and gone. Snow should be on the ground in Southcentral any day. Senator Mike Shower (R – Wasilla) resigned his Senate seat to focus on his campaign as the running mate of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson. … Read More

Recently, we have been spending time diving into Census Bureau data to better understand the…… Read More

On October 27, the Frist Alaskans Institute announced their annual Howard Rock & Ted Stevens Smokehouse Gala award winners. But two days later, John Shively…… Read More

The Landmine has confirmed that Senator Mike Shower (R – Wasilla) submitted his resignation to Senate President Gary Stevens (R – Kodiak), effective November 3. Shower’s resignation is not a surprise as he is Republican gubernational candidate…… Read More