I hope everyone is enjoying the Labor Day weekend! Unfortunately, that also means summer is winding down. You may have noticed that this week’s Sunday Minefield is out uncharacteristically early. My good friend Cale Green is getting married to Taylor … Read More
Over the past three years, we have used columns during the summer and fall to fill gaps in the Department of Revenue’s (DOR) regular cycle of state revenue forecasts. As we said when we began the practice: The Department of … Read More
September is almost here, which means the end of summer is, unfortunately, nearing. I hope everyone has some great plans for the upcoming Labor Day weekend! The first Democrat entered the already crowded governor’s race. Former Revenue Commissioner Crooked Adam Crum, one of the…… Read More
In a recent opinion piece in the Peninsula Clarion, Representative Bill Elam (R – Nikiski) raises an issue that deserves substantial attention in the continued…… Read More
In a major victory for public access to Chugach State Park, the conservation nonprofit Great Land Trust (GLT) purchased two parcels at the end of the…… Read More
What a week for Alaska! Hundreds if not thousands of people came to Alaska for the Trump/Putin Summit that included high-level American and Russian officials, as well as national and international media. It was the first time a Russian leader … Read More
From August 14 to 15, 2025, large numbers of Anchorage residents took to the streets in response to the August 15 summit here between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pro-Ukrainian demonstrators expressed outrage at the prospect of Putin, … Read More
Monthly, three major organizations publish detailed updates of their views of the global oil markets, which we review carefully. The updates from two of them…… Read More
On the eve of a high-stakes summit on the Russia-Ukraine war, Tasha Boyer Dunbar, wife to Senator Forrest Dunbar (D-Anchorage), has a deadly message for both President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin – she hopes both of their planes crash.… Read More
Ok, it’s the Monday Minefield this week. But I have an excuse that is hard to make up. I am writing this column from the island of Adak, Alaska! It’s for far away it’s in a different time zone. I … Read More