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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Protecting the Permanent Fund corpus

Brad Keithley

January 16, 2026

One of the carryover proposals likely to receive serious consideration as the Legislature returns this session is the proposed Constitutional amendment to turn the Permanent Fund’s current two-account approach, embodied in Art. 9, Section 15 of the Alaska...

Alaska U.S. House race poised for another serious progressive candidate

Jeff Landfield

January 15, 2026

The Landmine has learned that Naknek resident Bill Hill will soon launch a bid for U.S. House. Hill is working with the progressive consulting firm Ship Creek Group, known for working with well-funded and serious candidates. Hill was in...

Alaska’s natural gas pipeline is a long, long-shot

Joe Paskvan

January 13, 2026

Alaskans have been begging, since Alaska’s oil pipeline was completed in the 1970’s, for a gasline project. Long-time Alaskans remember the bumper sticker: “Please God Grant Us One More Pipeline, We Promise To Not Piss It Away This Time.” Alaska’s…

The Sunday Minefield – January 11, 2026

Jeff Landfield

January 11, 2026

The snow has been coming down in Anchorage! Luckily, temperatures are finally forecast to go up later this week. The legislative session begins in nine days. I was in D.C. this week for some meetings and to say hi…

Moneyball: A Review of Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme”

Jacob Hersh

January 9, 2026

“Everything in my life is falling apart, but I’m gonna figure it out.” –Marty Supreme This review contains spoilers for “Marty Supreme.” Writers from Mencken to Tolkien have extolled the beauty of the phrase “cellar door;” even divorced from…

Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Gaffney Cline Report hits at least one nail squarely on the head

Brad Keithley

January 9, 2026

The latest report on the Alaska LNG project submitted by legislative consultants Gaffney, Cline & Associates – “Key Issues – Legislative and Policy Options for Alaska LNG – FINAL COPY” – published by the Legislature’s Legislative…

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