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

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

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

According to a bizarre post on the Alaska State Parks’ Facebook page, the Department of Fish & Game recently euthanized a baby swan. It’s crime:… Read More

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

Recordings of a 2021 Anchorage Police Department (APD) Internal Affairs investigation obtained by the…… Read More

A deceptive fundraising email sent from Republican gubernational candiate Bernadette Wilson has sparked ire among some Alaska GOP officials. The email, sent out on Monday afternoon, was sent from “GOP Membership Review Team” and came from…… Read More

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

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 those cases, oil … Read More

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