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The Sunday Minefield – August 24, 2025

Jeff Landfield

August 24, 2025

September is almost here, which means the end of summer is, unfortunately, nearing. I hope everyone has some great plans for the upcoming Labor Day weekend! The first Democrat entered the already crowded governor's race. Former Revenue Commissioner Crooked...

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why Alaska should increase the required K-12 local contribution

Brad Keithley

August 24, 2025

In a recent opinion piece in the Peninsula Clarion, Representative Bill Elam (R - Nikiski) raises an issue that deserves substantial attention in the continued...

GLT acquires Potter Valley parcels, securing Chugach State Park public access via the embattled Stewart Trail

Paxson Woelber

August 24, 2025

In a major victory for public access to Chugach State Park, the conservation nonprofit Great Land Trust (GLT) purchased two parcels at the end of the...

The Sunday Minefield – August 17, 2025

Jeff Landfield

August 17, 2025

What a week for Alaska! Hundreds if not thousands of people came to Alaska for the Trump/Putin Summit that included high-level American and Russian officials, as well as national and international media. It was the first time a Russian…

PHOTOS: Rallies and protests line streets as Putin, Trump meet in Anchorage

Paxson Woelber

August 16, 2025

From August 14 to 15, 2025, large numbers of Anchorage residents took to the streets in response to the August 15 summit here between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pro-Ukrainian demonstrators expressed outrage…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What every state candidate (and campaign manager) should prepare for

Brad Keithley

August 16, 2025

Monthly, three major organizations publish detailed updates of their views of the global oil markets, which we review carefully. The updates from two of them...

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