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 Cat, I’m a … Read More

It’s almost day 100 of the legislative session, which means just over three weeks remains until the constitutional 121-day limit. After a delay, the House finally passed the operating budget on Monday (4/17/2023) and sent it to the Senate. There … Read More

Providing quality service to Alaskans guides our work at the Department of Health. We are the department Alaskans turn to when they are struggling and need help – whether that be for food assistance, medical coverage, or finding services for their family members.… Read More

There’s a first-gen Toyota Tacoma sitting on the street outside my hotel room, rusting away in the Juneau sun. As far as I can tell, it looks like it’s abandoned, judging by the number of parking tickets plastered to the … Read More

We often write about state budget deficits in these columns and elsewhere, expressing concern about the levels and examining alternatives for balancing them. But as we look back on past columns, we realize we’ve never explicitly discussed one way – in fact, our…… Read More

Seeing this city with the sun out and a cool breeze in the air is like seeing the inside of a nightclub when the lights are on – it’s jarring, like you’ve stepped into a whole different dimension. You come … Read More

Typically, the Senate Finance Committee works out their problems behind closed doors and then presents a unified front during their public meetings. But…… 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. Preemptive Cat Chat: Cat wishes to…… Read More

Halting Holtan Hills How a small group of Girdwood’s most privileged residents manipulated Anchorage community councils to help shut down a long-overdue housing development An Alaska Landmine special feature by Paxson Woelber April 17, 2023 On January 26, David Nyman, … Read More

It’s day 90 of the legislative session and neither the House nor Senate have passes an operating or capital budget. The House punted the operating budget all week, but it looks like they may finally take it up tomorrow. Folk … Read More