Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Here we go again
April 17, 2026
During the 2024 legislative session, we wrote several columns opposing the subsidy of the development of Cook Inlet gas at the…
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Two observations on AKLNG (Part 1)
Brad Keithley June 5, 2026
As we have listened to the presentations and legislative hearings on the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project (the project) over the past few weeks, we have developed two observations.
The first is that we don’t believe Phase 1 of the project should proceed until firm, irrevocable commitments from credible customers to purchase volumes sufficient to make Phase 2 economically viable…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why current Alaska fiscal policy is bound to fail
Brad Keithley
May 24, 2026
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why a dedicated “Education Fund” would undermine a long-term fiscal plan
Brad Keithley April 10, 2026
Without any significant fanfare, or as far as we can determine, public discussion, Senate Joint...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The PFD debate
Brad Keithley April 4, 2026
As codified in current law, Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) functions much like a preferred corporate dividend. The amount is set…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why Gov. Dunleavy’s sales tax takes less from middle and lower-income families than Rep. Galvin’s income/education tax
Brad Keithley March 27, 2026
Over the past couple of weeks...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What the Spring Revenue Forecast tells us about the need for oil tax reform
Brad Keithley March 20, 2026
Regular, or even occasional, readers of this page will likely recall that, in previous columns, we have...