Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Don’t be shy, you can submit anonymously here or e-mail…… Read More
I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. Christmas Eve is just a week away, and session begins in a month. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) released his proposed operating and capital budgets this week. His operating budget, which … Read More
Shortly after I won my election to the House in 2022, Tom Begich, the minority leader in the Senate at the time, gave me some surprising advice: “Have dinner with Republicans at least twice a week.” This seemed bizarre. I … Read More
Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) released his proposed FY2025 budget and 10-year plan as we completed this week’s column yesterday. We are digging into them and will have our initial comments in next week’s column. In the meantime, a … Read More
I recently attended the COP28 global climate change meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on behalf of the Northern Forum, a coalition of Arctic regional and state governments which was formed by former Alaska Governor Wally Hickel. They have … Read More
Yesterday, Republican Steve Menard filed a letter of intent to run against Representative Jesse Sumner (R – Wasilla). Menard, who lost to Sumner in 2022…… Read More
Christmas Eve is just two weeks away and Hanukkah started this week. More snow is on the way to Southcentral, with many areas under snow or blizzard warnings. A bizarre special meeting of the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) was … Read More
In addition to the upcoming holidays, as the calendar hits December, we start thinking also about the upcoming “Budget Day,” the day by which the Governor is required by statute to make public his proposed budget for the coming fiscal … Read More
Ask a cat is an advice column featured in the Alaska Landmine. Have a question for the Cat? Email askacat@alaskalandmine.com or click here to submit via a form (anonymous) to get the answers to any of life’s problems. Dear humans: Before we get started…… Read More
It’s already December! Christmas is three weeks away. The New Year is four weeks away. And the start of the next legislative session is just over six weeks away. The Select Committee on Legislative Ethics dismissed a complaint against Representative … Read More