On Friday, all exempt (EX) and partially exempt (PX) state employees (employees not in a union) received an email from Tuckerman Babcock requesting their resignations and asking them to re-apply for their jobs. Babcock is Governor-elect Mike Dunleavy’s Transition Chair … Read More

Republicans in the State Senate have organized a majority. In a press release, they announced their majority will consist of all 13 senate Republicans. This leaves seven Democrats in the minority. The leadership positions are: Senator Cathy Giessel (R – … Read More

It’s been nearly two weeks since the general election. Governor-elect Mike Dunleavy is busy with the transition and choosing his commissioners. There has not been a peep from the new Republican House “Majority” since the bizarre press conference they held … Read More

Welcome to this week’s edition of The Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. Have you sent us a hot tip yet? Email us at akstalker@alaskalandmine.com and, as always, thanks for reading.… Read More

The 2018 general election has come and gone. Thank God. While much of the country saw a blue wave, it was definitely a red wave in Alaska. If you saw our Landmine staff predictions you know we basically nailed it. … Read More

Mike Dunleavy had a decisive victory on Tuesday. He will start serving as Alaska’s next governor on December 3. Yesterday, he announced his transition team, chief of staff, and senior policy advisor. They are: Transition Team Tuckerman Babcock – Transition … Read More

Miss us at the 2018 Alaska General Election Central? Relive the good, the bad, and the loose with our roundup of candidate and panel photography, courtesy of Alaska photographer Paxson Woelber. A big thanks to the Anchorage Daily News for … Read More

Today is the 2018 Alaska general election. Landmine staff went through all of the races in the state. Here are our thoughts and predictions. After reading, let us know your thoughts and why you agree or disagree in the comments section. … Read More

Can you name one person in Alaska who actually opposes having healthy salmon populations? I certainly cannot. Ballot Measure 1, better known as the ‘Stand for Salmon’ initiative is taking our eye off what we really need to do to … Read More

The 2018 general election is just two days away! We invite everyone to attend Election Central at the Egan Center from 7 pm to midnight. We are again partnering with the Anchorage Daily News to bring you Election Central. A … Read More