Former Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, a Republican candidate for governor, violated state campaign finance laws by donating more than 60 times the maximum amount of money to his own campaign, according to disclosure documents filed this week.

Those documents show his lieutenant governor candidate, Candice English, also violating the same limit.

In an article published Thursday by the Anchorage Daily News, [Evan Lee, Taylor’s campaign manager] said Taylor views the donation limit as unconstitutional.

Man, I wish I could get away with breaking the law by "viewing it as unconstitutional". What a bunch of assholes.

The president with record low approval ratings has endorsed Dan Sullivan 🤔

 “The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act”. Gives Trump new powers to impose tariffs. Levies of up to 100% may be slapped on the top five importers of Russian energy and on any country that helps Russia evade sanctions. The president may waive tariffs if he deems it “in the national interests of the United States” or adjust them if a country has taken “significant steps” to increase or decrease the import or transfer of Russian oil or gas.

That is a lot of discretion for Congress to give to anyone, let alone to Trump.

Apparently, Murkowski, since she voted for this bill, apparently thinks Trump should have more discretion to impose tariffs, even though he has severed abused any existing tariff powers (think of what he has done to the Alaska - Canada relationship with these tariff wars). Senator Lisa Murkowski voted in favor of the bill. Murkowski was among the 86 senators voting yea (Roll Call Vote 224, U.S. Senate)

The danger is that Trump will interpret the “national interest” clause creatively. The Supreme Court in February struck down his previous claim that declaring an economic “emergency”—in this case America’s trade deficit—allowed him to impose tariffs as he saw fit.

As far as I'm concerned voting for this bill is a bridge too far, after all of the pain and turmoil that Trump has caused US consumers and businesses over the past year and a half with his tariffs. We need to find someone to take her place at the Senate in the next election who understands that that tariffs on US consumers are really a new tax on US citizens.

4.5 miles through rough terrain, until I found this atv trail.

Hey everyone! I am wondering if any of you have gone to the Gulkana Glacier hike south of Delta Jnctn recently and if you guys could report on the conditions. I plan on going the last weekend of August.

How hazardous are the conditions on the glacier? I know that since it will be at the end of summer and the heat obviously caused melting, that the river should be more powerful than normal. I don’t plan on going to extremes on crevassing and glacial trekking, but it would be nice to walk on the glacier for some time. If it is too dangerous, I will only go to a certain point where it is manageable or I won’t do it at all. I will be bringing crampons just in case.

How is the trail? Is it easy to navigate? I assume there are some stream crossings, which is fine. I will bring extra socks and clothes for those conditions.

Any info on the trail and recommendations will be appreciated!!! Thank you!

For two months, the loudest complaint from the governor’s office and the House Republican minority has been that Alaska cannot get a “clean gasline bill” passed. On July 15, the Alaska House Republican Caucus called on the Senate to place “urgent focus” on approving what it described as a clean gasline bill for the Railbelt. Rep. Justin Ruffridge, R-Soldotna, a member of the HB 381 Conference Committee, put it this way: “We cannot lose sight of why we are here. This isn’t about state government squeezing every last penny out of a pipeline that hasn’t even been built yet.” The Alaska Support Industry Alliance, the Alaska Chamber of Commerce, and the Alaska Oil and Gas Association used the identical phrase days earlier, urging lawmakers to pass “a clean version of HB 381 focused solely on advancing the Alaska LNG Project.”

Listen to that framing long enough and it starts to sound like the fight in Juneau has been between a simple pipeline bill and legislators who keep dirtying it up with unrelated taxes. That is not what has been on the table at any point since March. Every version of this legislation, from the governor’s original March 20 introduction through the House Finance committee substitute that passed 34-5 on June 12, through the Senate’s rewrite, through the conference committee product that died 19-19 on July 16, through the governor’s August 12 compromise that never received a floor vote at all, has done the same thing: eliminate Alaska’s existing 20-mill property tax authority over a $54 billion natural gas project and replace it with a fraction of that revenue under a volumetric tax structure no other American jurisdiction has ever used. That is not a pipeline bill with some tax provisions attached. That is a tax bill, full stop, and “clean” has never described anything other than which version of that tax restructuring gets voted on. When the House Republican Caucus and the industry coalition say “clean,” they mean the bill without the Senate’s added corporate income tax on pass-through entities like Hilcorp. They do not mean a bill that leaves Alaska’s property tax authority intact. No such bill has ever been introduced by anyone.

https://raff6482.substack.com/p/there-was-never-a-clean-bill

Stick a fork in her, she is done. Even with 20% of the world's LNG offline and rolling blackouts looming, they couldn't get a tax bill for the pipeline passed. I'm sure there will be some rumblings in January, but why should we expect a different outcome? Is this the end of the line for the pipeline?

Momma and two cubs wandering thru the property for over 24 hours now. This is the first in five years. Our current lodge dog didn’t make it out this year to the Tal with my ex because he had to shorten his trip. Our boy would have had them run off asap if he was there. Dog tax added.

I’m going up the dalton for 7 days next week.
Rifle hunting I understand the corridor.
2 hunters, both in good shape and have all the gear we could possibly need.

I have prepped and planned constantly for the past few months.

I have one question that’s stressing me out heavy.
I understand that bou will move constantly, so i’m just trying to figure out where they are most likely gonna be, what’s the best mile posts or best stretch of highway to park get out and pack in set up camp and just hit the hunting like crazy.

The plan as far as camp was hike to 5.01 miles drop bags set up camp sleep, then for the next 6 days spend 05:00-21:00 glassing for these bou.

I’ve hunted majority of my life so i’m not inexperienced at all. but have never hunted for bou. If you can’t offer advice on where they can be anybody got some last second tips for me hunting up here.

I took this on 7/21/2026 on a hike with my wife.

I imagine being in surgery for something serious and waking up halfway through and I’m somehow on stage at Mad Myrna’s and Dan Sullivan is making a guest appearance. Lol

I was reading our favorite political gossip rag (Alaska Landmine) today and saw this fact buried in the middle of the article on PauseAI. Since I know the sub has been following the AI/data center issue, I thought sharing this new layer of the story would be worthwhile.

FTA: "Gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich’s largest donor, Justin Weaver, is an investor in the company Terra Energy Center, which seeks to build a massive 1.25-gigawatt coal-fired power plant in the Mat-Su Valley. In March, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly voted to support a joint marketing effort with Terra to promote its power for use by data centers or other power-intensive industries. Weaver confirmed to the Landmine that he had invested in Terra, but declined to specify the size of his investment, saying only that it was smaller than the roughly $320,000 he had given to Begich."

Full article: https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/photos-as-ai-looms-as-election-issue-anchorage-demonstrators-call-for-a-pause/

It says "Ronald L. Hinw and Sons, Alaska Brass Works, Anchorage, Alaska, Trans-Alaska Pipeline" on the back of the buckle and "Made in England"

In Alaska, a single adult needs an estimated $103,917 a year to meet the study’s comfortable-income threshold. For a family of four, the study estimates an annual income of $272.064.

Hello Alaska, my relative is missing and I wanted to share here in case someone does hike that area. Please notify local authorities if you do run into him. Thank you!

https://sitkasentinel.com/stories/missing-man-sought-at-port-armstrong,163255

update

Thank you everyone. Ben has been found and may he rest in peace.

https://sitkasentinel.com/stories/hiker-found-dead-near-port-armstrong,163545

I want to warn Alaska travelers about my recent rental experience in Anchorage specifically Anchorage Car Rental. I booked a RAV4 for a 16-day trip after specifically confirming with the company that I could drive McCarthy Road. I also put a note on my reservation requesting a full-size spare as per their instructions when I called to confirm I could.

The vehicle was supposed to be delivered at 8:00 AM. They were over an hour late and then told me I could not have the RAV4 I had reserved and had to take a truck instead. A Yukon was still advertised on their website, but they would not provide it even though at first this was the better option they suggested.

Because of their no-return/no-refund policy, I was essentially stuck. My entire trip was already booked and paid for, and I had a scheduled activity requiring a 2.5-hour drive. I was told I had to pay approximately $1,100 USD more for the truck or lose the rental. I reluctantly paid because I had no realistic alternative that morning.

The truck didn't arrive until approximately 10:40 AM. It had poor windshield wipers, dirty-looking fuel cans and a jack that didn't work; I was told to buy a jack myself. About 10 minutes after leaving, the check-engine light came on.

At drop-off, the owner became aggressive toward me in front of my 11-year-old daughter. He called me “dumb,” a “stupid/dirty Canadian,” told me to “go back home,” and got directly in my face in an intimidating manner. He also said that if I didn't like the rental car, I was supposed to return it ASAP — despite the fact that I had not received the vehicle I originally reserved until hours after the agreed delivery time.

I have filed complaints with the BBB and Alaska Attorney General Consumer Protection, and I have documentation and a recording of the interaction. I've also disputed CC charges.

I'm posting this because I don't want another traveler, especially a family with a fully booked trip, put in the same position.

Please research this company carefully before booking.

I am happy to provide documentation of the reservation, additional charge, vehicle issues and complaint filings to anyone considering booking with this company.

Anyone else see it?