Tensions are escalating in the House as the end of the regular session approaches. The constitutional 121-day limit is Wednesday at midnight. The Senate Finance Committee served up a turducken budget yesterday – rolling the capital and supplemental…… Read More

As we approach the end of this year’s regular legislative session, legislative leadership is increasingly talking about the need for “compromise”..… Read More

There’s been a lot of talk the last few months in the Capitol about taxes, especially oil taxes. As oil prices declined from their highs of last year, the Spring Revenue Forecast has Alaska North Slope crude forecast at $73 … Read More

A meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee this evening highlighted the growing tensions between the House and Senate over the budget and…… 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 Cat, My long-time boyfriend is…… Read More

Just ten days remain until the constitutional session limit, and there is still no budget deal between the House and Senate. In fact, the operating and capital budgets have yet to leave the Senate Finance Committee. A joint session to … Read More

Wednesday’s weather was a strong reminder that winter is always nearby. Snowfall in May seemed like an impossible feat, yet less than 48 hours after the closing of Anchorage’s largest low-barrier shelter…… Read More

As those who keep current with our daily posts know, we recently have been having some “conversations” with popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot…… Read More

With just 13 days left until the constitutional session limit, there is still no deal between the House and Senate on passing a budget — and the gridlock, as usual, boils down to the size of the Permanent Fund Dividend. The operating budget passed by the House remains in the Senate’s possession, and has yet to move out of the Senate Finance Committee. And the Senate is still holding the proposed capital budget.… Read More

“Without fuel they were nothing. They’d built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked, but nothing could stem the avalanche.” – The Narrator, “Road Warrior” There’s another cruise ship in town and the coffee pot next to the windowless press room…… Read More