We had planned to write about something else this week, but the quick announcement of the formation of a new “House Majority Coalition” to lead the House…… Read More

Today is the 2024 Alaska general election! Landmine staff looked at all 52 races (the presidential race, the U.S. House race, and the 50 legislative races) as well as the two ballot initiatives. Eleven legislative incumbents are running unopposed. This … Read More

The November general election is just two days away! I think it’s safe to say we are all looking forward to the non-stop TV ads, radio ads, and political mailers coming to an end. Alaskans have been early and absentee … Read More

Two excerpts from recent news stories from Alaska Public Media caught our attention this past week and helped crystalize one of our biggest issues about Alaska fiscal policy. The first was in Alaska Public’s reporting on the recent AFN (Alaska … Read More

Recently, Stephanie Taylor urged voters in East Anchorage to not “let special interests buy your vote.” As a longtime resident of East Anchorage, I couldn’t agree more. But it’s her favored candidate, Representative Stanley Wright (R – Anchorage), who is … Read More

Last week I waited an hour to early vote. Normally I vote on election day, but I wanted to get it done this year as I will be slammed on Tuesday getting ready for our Election Central event at the … Read More

2024 Election Central – November 5 – Egan Center     Sponsors Thanks to our great sponsors for making Election Central possible! Top Sponsors Arrow International Alaska Miners Association GCI Other Sponsors Alaska State Chamber of Commerce  Alaska Oil & Gas … Read More

The November general election is just over one week away! Early voting started this Monday, and the demand has been high. More than 25,600 Alaskans voted in the first five days of early voting. And more than 20,500 absentee ballots … Read More

In the adjacent “Facebook chat room” during the taping Tuesday of a segment on Alaska revenue…… Read More

Early voting in Alaska began on Monday, October 21. According to a report sent out by the Alaska Division of Election, just over 20,000 Alaskans voted during the first four days of early voting. These numbers show that Republicans are … Read More