Today is the 2026 Anchorage municipal election! Landmine staff went through the six Assembly races and two school board races. Below are our thoughts and predictions. After reading, let us know your thoughts and why you agree or disagree…… Read More

Reception with UAA Chancellor Cheryl Siemers. 

Happy Easter! It’s finally April. I am back in Anchorage and it finally feels like the long and cold winter is coming to an end. I was in Sitka on Monday and Tuesday getting the full experience at the Alaska … Read More

Last month, the Anchorage Assembly passed an ordinance regulating the conditions under which AI data centers can be built in the city.… Read More

As codified in current law, Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) functions much like a preferred corporate dividend. The amount is set by rule rather than determined periodically on an ad hoc basis, and must first be set aside from its … Read More

Wearing a paintball helmet, neck guard, and police belt, I found myself knocking on the door of room 258 at the Alaska State Trooper Academy in Sitka, Alaska. I was carrying out a simulation after thirty minutes of training on … Read More

Alaska has the highest rate of rape in the United States – more than three times the national average. Over half (51.1%) of all reported victims of sexual assault in Alaska in 2024 were juveniles (State of Alaska Felony Level Sex Offenses Report). Along…… Read More

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 in … Read More

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…… Read More