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The Palmer Debacle: A masterclass in small town debauchery
Chris Sant
January 27, 2026
From the outside, Palmer sells itself as a small Alaskan town with family values and pride in our pioneer spirit. From the inside, it looks more like a cautionary tale – a shameful loop of backroom behavior and bureaucratic...
The Sunday Minefield – January 25, 2026
Jeff Landfield
January 25, 2026
The second session of the 34th Alaska Legislature is underway! It was a busy week with the before the start of session fundraisers, Juneau’s welcoming reception at Centennial Hall, other receptions, and Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska) final…
Doyon 26, largest land drilling rig in North America, tipped over and caught fire on North Slope
Jeff Landfield
January 23, 2026
Doyon 26, known as the Beast, tipped over and caught fire later Friday afternoon as it was being moved on Alaska's North Slope. Sources say the incident...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Our initial reactions to Gov. Dunleavy’s [maybe] proposed fiscal plan
Brad Keithley
January 23, 2026
After already having set a dollar target for the “New Revenue Measures” required to balance the state’s budget over the next ten years in the Dunleavy...
Scoop: Gov. Dunleavy’s mystery fiscal plan revealed, statewide sales tax key component
Jeff Landfield
January 20, 2026
Since unveiling his proposed FY2027 budget in mid-December, Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) has said he will introduce a fiscal package to deal with...
The Sunday Minefield – January 18, 2026
Jeff Landfield
January 18, 2026
The second session of the 34th Alaska Legislature is just two days away! But some politicos might be cutting it close due to weather issues in Juneau. Democrat Mary Peltola announced that she will challenge Senator Dan Sullivan (R…
The Sunday Minefield
The Sunday Minefield
Jeff Landfield
January 25, 2026
The second session of the 34th Alaska Legislature is underway! It was a busy week with the before the start of session fundraisers, Juneau’s welcoming reception at Centennial Hall, other receptions, and Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska) final…
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The Palmer Debacle: A masterclass in small town debauchery
Chris Sant
January 27, 2026
From the outside, Palmer sells itself as a small Alaskan town with family values...
Alaska’s natural gas pipeline is a long, long-shot
Joe Paskvan
January 13, 2026
Alaskans have been begging, since Alaska’s oil pipeline was completed in the 1970’s, for…
It’s tinfoil hat time for the Permanent Fund endowment plan
Bruce Tangeman
January 9, 2026
Endowments have been around for decades. Several universities have been blessed with generous alumni…
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