Why we shouldn’t combine the Permanent Fund accounts
September 3, 2025
The Permanent Fund has changed in both its investments and its use since it was first created in 1976. Originally, it was invested in…
Alaska Landmine Articles
The Sunday Minefield – September 14, 2025
Jeff Landfield September 14, 2025
It’s been a sad week due to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. It’s been especially concerning seeing the amount of people on social media who either praised what happened or tried to make some sick and twisted rationalization of it. The one saving grace is the sheer amount of people who have come out across the country and world…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Here’s what’s going on with oil production taxes
Brad Keithley
September 12, 2025
The Sunday Minefield – August 31, 2025
Jeff Landfield August 31, 2025
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…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: An interim 2025 state revenue and budget update
Brad Keithley August 29, 2025
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…
The Sunday Minefield – August 24, 2025
Jeff Landfield August 24, 2025
September is almost here, which means the end of summer is, unfortunately, nearing. I hope everyone has some great plans for the upcoming Labor...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why Alaska should increase the required K-12 local contribution
Brad Keithley August 24, 2025
In a recent opinion piece in the Peninsula Clarion, Representative Bill Elam (R - Nikiski) raises an issue that deserves substantial attention in the...
The Sunday Minefield – August 17, 2025
Jeff Landfield August 17, 2025
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…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What every state candidate (and campaign manager) should prepare for
Brad Keithley August 16, 2025
Monthly, three major organizations publish detailed updates of their views of the global oil markets, which we review carefully. The updates from two of...
Alaska State senator’s wife wishes death on Trump, Putin
The Alaska Landmine August 15, 2025
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...
The Sunday Minefield – August 10, 2025
Jeff Landfield August 11, 2025
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…
Trump and Putin to hold historic Alaska summit at the Driftwood hotel in Juneau
The Landfill August 9, 2025
One day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the location has been revealed: the…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Permanent Fund Corporation’s FY25 results
Brad Keithley August 8, 2025
Over the past couple of weeks, the Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) has published most of the reports that reflect, on a preliminary basis, its…
The Sunday Minefield – August 3, 2025
Jeff Landfield August 3, 2025
I am writing this week’s column from my office in Juneau. Yesterday, 59 of Alaska’s 60 legislators (one was a bit late) were in…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Focusing on the forest
Brad Keithley August 3, 2025
One of the biggest challenges in discussing Alaska’s fiscal situation is to persuade listeners to focus on the full fiscal forest. When discussing fiscal...
The Sunday Minefield – July 27, 2025
Jeff Landfield July 27, 2025
August is less than a week away. Summer is really flying by! I hope everyone in Southcentral enjoyed the incredible weather we had this…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Legislature badly needs to fix production taxes before we continue to “drill, baby, drill”
Brad Keithley July 25, 2025
In the wake of President Trump’s emphasis on opening additional federal lands in Alaska for oil...