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The Republican gubernatorial gaslighters: Treg Taylor, Bernadette Wilson, and Adam Crum

Jeff Landfield

February 23, 2026

The first campaign finance reports for gubernatorial and legislative candidates came out last week. With 17 candidates in the race for governor, many political...

House Resources Committee advances bill that directly benefits John Hendrix

Jeff Landfield

February 23, 2026

HEX/Furie owner John Hendrix was given a gift today by the House Resources Committee. In a 7-2 vote, the committee voted to advance House Bill 271 from the committee. It now heads to the House Finance Committee. HB 271,...

The Sunday Minefield – February 22, 2026

Jeff Landfield

February 22, 2026

It’s been over a month since the legislative session started, but it feels like its been a lot longer. The big and shocking news this week, which happened on Friday (2/20/2026), was the arrest of now-former legislative staffer Craig…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Significantly reducing the impact of the state’s fiscal burden on Alaskans

Brad Keithley

February 20, 2026

An exchange earlier this week with an interested reader helped us realize that some aren’t appreciating the full impact of various fiscal options on Alaska...

Video: Anchored Here – The Battle for Area M

Jeff Landfield

February 16, 2026

In the Aleutian communities of Area M, fish are far more than a resource – they are life and survival. For many rural families, fish are the only dependable subsistence food source. State fishery decisions aren’t abstract policies passed in…

Dysfunction junction

Joe Paskvan

February 16, 2026

Despite being a petrostate, Alaska is in economic trouble. Despite constitutional establishment of Alaska’s Permanent Fund protecting our principal, our spendable buckets of savings have steadily declined. Despite knowing our buckets are near empty, radical political forces gather to open…

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