The Capitol was eerily empty today as there were no members of the public in the building. The galleries in the House and Senate were sparsely filled with a few staff and yours truly. On Friday Legislative Council voted to … Read More

COVID-19 has consumed Alaska, like most of the world. Schools are closed, the Capitol has been closed to the Public, and all kinds of events have been cancelled. As most of us do what we can to flatten the curve, … Read More

An email obtained by the Alaska Landmine revealed that the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) has decided to convert the Ben Boeke Ice Arena into a homeless shelter. The email was from Greg Spears, General Manager of Anchorage Convention…… Read More

Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Friday evening that Alaska K-12 public schools will close to students for two weeks from March 16-March 30 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Staff will still be attending school, but students will not.… Read More

Welcome to this week’s 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

A confirmation hearing today in the Senate Judiciary Committee got real weird. Samantha Cherot, who was appointed as Alaska’s lead Public Defender last year by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska), experienced a series of bizarre questions from…… Read More

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was unmasked tonight on the hit TV show The Masked Singer. Palin was known as the Bear. Palin sang the famous Sir Mix-a-Lot song Baby Got Back on live TV – unmasked! The crowd went nuts. The judges were…… Read More

In an effort to control the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, the Seattle Port Authority announced Wednesday they would be canceling the first two cruise ships of the season. “This region is in a public health emergency and we … Read More

As COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, spreads throughout the world and Lower 48, there have been no confirmed cases in Alaska yet, but the state and local governments are working to prepare for the inevitable. The City and Borough of Juneau…… Read More

Emails obtained by the Alaska Landmine from the offices of Senate President Cathy Giessel (R – Anchorage) and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon (I – Dillingham) announced that travel restrictions are now in place due to concerns about COVID-19.… Read More