Last Friday the Department of Revenue (DOR) released a “PRELIMINARY Fall 2021 Revenue Forecast.” While unusual, publishing an additional, “preliminary” report is not without precedent…… Read More

In an advisory opinion ruling request issued today, the staff at the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) ruled that the individual-to-candidate contribution limit is now $1,500 per year. This is three times larger than the previous $500 amount that has been in…… Read More

Paul Oliva, a former Alaska resident who now resides in Kentucky, recently played an elaborate con on the Landmine. On Saturday, Oliva sent the Landmine screen shots of identical tweets allegedly posted both by the Blue Alaskan and Chris Constant. Oliva…… Read More

Happy Halloween! Pretty wild it will be November tomorrow. The fourth special session concludes on Wednesday. Spoiler alert – it was a giant waste of time. The Anchorage Assembly met on Wednesday but spent the whole time arguing about masks … Read More

Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If you enjoy the Alaska Stalker, please consider supporting working moms like me by sending in…… Read More

On October 18, I wrote an article about the problems with anonymous news sources, including the increasingly popular Blue Alaskan media operation. In that article, I offered a $500 reward to anyone who can provide irrefutable proof of the identity … Read More

At the federal level and in other states, the first question most ask when assessing a new revenue proposal is “where are the distributional tables.”… Read More

A spokesperson for Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson confirmed that Dr. John Morris has resigned as the Municipality’s homeless coordinator. In a statement provided to the Landmine about Morris’ resignation, Bronson’s said: Mayor Bronson wants to thank him…… Read More

It’s almost November! Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Things remain quiet in Juneau. The fourth special session concludes on November 3. Don’t count on anything happening. And the newly passed mask mandate in Anchorage appears to have … Read More

We’ve always been a fan of the charts Steve Rattner uses on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to explain national issues. For the past few months we have been using a similar approach at Alaskans for Sustainable Budgets to help explain our views on state issues.… Read More