The Sunday Minefield – October 26, 2025
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I can’t believe Thanksgiving is just over a month away! Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) announced late Friday afternoon that Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle is out, and that he appointed Deputy Commissioner John Crowther as acting commissioner. Anchorage … Read More

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Three things
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This week’s column addresses three separate issues that have arisen over the past few weeks.  The first, raised in a column written in the Alaska Landmine by former Revenue Commissioner Bruce Tangeman, is whether Alaska has a large enough tax … Read More

Jay Hammond’s PFD intent language
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I had a friend tell me years ago after I testified in front of the Legislature that I had a “terrible poker face when it came to politics”. My response was “thank you,” which really caught him off guard. I … Read More

The Sunday Minefield – October 19, 2025
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Nearly 2,000 evacuees from the devasting typhoon that hit Western Alaska arrived in Anchorage this week. The Alaska Federation of Natives held their annual convention in Anchorage. Anti-Trump protests took place all over Alaska on Saturday (10/18/2025), including a large … Read More

The Sunday Minefield – October 12, 2025
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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 and … Read More

Full PFD candidates need not apply
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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 … Read More

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