The Municipal Clerk has denied a recall petition against Assemblymember Meg Zaletel, according to a legal opinion obtained by the Alaska Landmine. The…… Read More
The Landmine is happy to announce our partnership with the Democracy and Civic Action Week Essay Contest. The theme is ‘Designing a Future for Democracy.’ In addition to our partnership, the Landmine is the $500 grand prize sponsor. This is … Read More
Believe it or not it’s almost September. Winter is just around the corner. The November 3 general election is just over two months away. After the roller coaster of the primary day results versus absentee results, a few incumbents survived … Read More
Gray Television, the parent company of KTUU, has hired at least 11 people from KTVA, according to several sources. Gray recently acquired KTVA’s assets from GCI. The consolidation means there is now one company who owns both the NBC and … Read More
The 2020 primary election has come and gone. Well, kind of. There are still a ton of absentee votes to be counted. That will start on Tuesday. Needless to say, the results have surprised many around the state. Many races … Read More
Below is a YouTube link to our live election coverage for the 2020 primary. It is also being streamed on Facebook Live and on KONR 106.1 in Anchorage. Thanks to our sponsors (GCI, Dittman Research, Alaskans for Sustainable Budgets, and … Read More
Tomorrow is the 2020 Alaska primary election. Landmine staff went through all of the contested primary races in the state. Here are our thoughts and predictions. After reading, let us know your thoughts and why you agree or disagree in … Read More
As the sun shines around Southcentral Alaska (sorry Southeast) we are all trying hard to enjoy the tail end of summer. The 2020 primary election is just two days away! Make sure to tune into our virtual Election Central Tuesday … Read More
Openness to new ideas, a spirit of independence, and a culture of community collaboration were part of the draw to Alaska when I left the echo chamber of Seattle behind and moved to Anchorage to set up my small business. Having spent a few years traveling to…… Read More
We all know politics can be a nasty business. I have personally dealt with things said and published about me that were completely false, and believe me it’s not fun. Some people will resort to any measure to win or destroy opponents. Yesterday, Mike Porcaro and…… Read More