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The Sunday Minefield – March 29, 2026

Jeff Landfield

March 29, 2026

There is an ever so slight hint of spring in Juneau with the sun out and temps in the 30s. After this winter I can not wait until spring and summer! The coming week will be a short week…

Ethics complaint submitted against Tlingit & Haida attorneys from owners of proposed casino allotment

Jeff Landfield

March 27, 2026

The Landmine has obtained an ethics complaint sent to the Alaska Bar Association on behalf of the owners of a Juneau Native allotment that the Central Tribes...

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why Gov. Dunleavy’s sales tax takes less from middle and lower-income families than Rep. Galvin’s income/education tax

Brad Keithley

March 27, 2026

Over the past couple of weeks...

Senate sneaks in oil and gas S corp tax into Governor’s bill

Jeff Landfield

March 25, 2026

A rare floor fight took place today in the Senate on the long debated S corp tax provision. The Senate had House Bill 194 on the calendar. This is a bill from Governor Mike Dunleavy (R…

The Sunday Minefield – March 22, 2026

Jeff Landfield

March 22, 2026

We reached the halfway point of the 121-day legislative session this week. Snow continues to fall in Juneau. Spring cannot come fast enough! Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska) long-awaited gasline bill was finally introduced this week. The drama…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What the Spring Revenue Forecast tells us about the need for oil tax reform

Brad Keithley

March 20, 2026

Regular, or even occasional, readers of this page will likely recall that, in previous columns, we have...

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