Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The actual “mega-dividends”
June 16, 2023
In last week’s column (“The ‘free ride’ that’s growing”), we began a deep dive into the other “free ride” that results from the use...
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Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The “free ride” that’s growing
Brad Keithley June 9, 2023
In early April, during the House floor debate on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget, Representative Sara Hannan (D - Juneau) offered an amendment...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Is there an Earnings Reserve problem?
Brad Keithley June 2, 2023
In a recent commentary (‘Alaska Permanent Fund account that pays for state budget, dividends is under pressure”), the Alaska Beacon’s Andrew Kitchenman discusses a...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The FY24 adjournment budget (and no, it isn’t “balanced”)
Brad Keithley May 26, 2023
While Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) has not acted on the FY24 budget passed by the Legislature (it has not yet been transmitted...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The distributional impact of Rep. Fields’ “Income Tax” (HB 185)
Brad Keithley May 19, 2023
In early May, with less than a month remaining in the session, Representative Zack Fields (D - Anchorage) introduced HB 185, "An Act establishing...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Impact of so-called “compromise” fiscal positions on Alaska families
Brad Keithley May 12, 2023
As we approach the end of this year’s regular legislative session, legislative leadership is increasingly talking about the need for “compromise"..
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: What charts Chat GPT suggests we post about Alaska fiscal policy
Brad Keithley May 5, 2023
As those who keep current with our daily posts know, we recently have been having some “conversations” with popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Alaska’s (fiscal) “Hunger Games”
Brad Keithley April 28, 2023
Most will recall the plot line from the 2012 film, The Hunger Games. Every year each of the 12 districts in the fictional nation...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Another way of looking at deficits
Brad Keithley April 21, 2023
We often write about state budget deficits in these columns and elsewhere, expressing concern about the levels and examining alternatives for balancing them. But...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: “Most regressive tax ever” & one other big thing
Brad Keithley April 14, 2023
Occasionally, we wonder if we are just a lone voice shouting into the wind about the impact of cuts in the Permanent Fund Dividend...