Governor Bill Walker just appointed John Lincoln to the vacant House District 40 seat, according to a press release from Press Secretary Austin Baird. He will now need to be confirmed by a majority of Democrats in the House. The … Read More

I received a phone call on my cell phone a few days ago from an Anchorage number. It was from a woman at a polling company she identified as VR Research or Validity Research. She told me she was in … Read More

A new independent expenditure (IE), Dunleavy for Alaska, was registered today with the Alaska Public Offices Commission. It was filed by Cheryl Frasca. Former Anchorage Assembly candidate Terre Gales is listed as the group’s chair, and former Anchorage School Board … Read More

A powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit at 12:32 AM Alaska Standard Time 175 miles southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, according to multiple news outlets. A tsunami warning for much of coastal Alaska and British Columbia was issued immediately after. People in … Read More

On Wednesday (1/19/2018) I received a tip that was hard to believe. It involved Eugene Smith and Sandra Shroyer-Beaver, two of the three people whose names were recently submitted to Governor Bill Walker by the Alaska Democratic Party as potential … Read More

Well the 2018 legislative session is finally underway in Juneau and the characters have continued to provide the kind of content Landmine readers dreams of. The Anchorage mayoral race is also starting to heat up. Governor Stuff Governor Bill Walker … Read More

The Republicans of Districts 9 and 10 met at the Menard Sports Center in Wasilla last night to choose three names to send to Governor Bill Walker. Walker will now have 30 days to choose one candidate to fill the … Read More

This is the 13th edition of the Sunday Minefield. When it began, my concern was having enough content every week, but it quickly became evident that wouldn’t be a problem. There’s so much interesting political info in Alaska, I have … Read More

The organizers of the Anchorage Women’s March, set to take place on January 20, 2018, reached out the the Dave Stieren show this week to ask about going on his show to talk about the march. The Women’s March started … Read More

The Alaska Landmine has learned that Governor Bill Walker has been meeting with the global heads of ConocoPhillips, BP, Hilcorp, and a meeting with Exxon is scheduled. When asked about the meetings, Governor Walker’s office said it could not comment … Read More