Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The new “Goldilocks” charts
April 7, 2023
Some readers will know that in addition to these weekly columns, we also regularly produce a series of daily charts focused on various aspects...
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Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: What is the impact of POMV 25/75 (SB 107) on Alaska families
Brad Keithley March 31, 2023
Last week we looked at the impact of Senate Bill 107 (SB 107) on the Alaska economy and jobs. SB 107 is the Senate...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The impact of PFD cuts on Alaska income and jobs
Brad Keithley March 24, 2023
While we often mention in these columns that, of the various revenue options, using reductions (cuts) in the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) to balance...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: What the Spring Revenue Forecast will likely tell us
Brad Keithley March 17, 2023
While not yet published at the time we are writing this, for those that follow these things closely the headline from the upcoming Spring...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: How much spending and who’s paying for it?
Brad Keithley March 10, 2023
One of the things that seem to be getting lost in the fog as this legislative session progresses is the overall spending level the...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Adding historical context
Brad Keithley March 3, 2023
In last week’s column, we looked at the future of the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) if current Alaska fiscal policy, which…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: How long before the PFD is gone
Brad Keithley February 24, 2023
After reading our column the week before last - Fiscal baselines, take your pick - some legislators and others asked for something we didn’t...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Quantifying Alaska’s existing personal tax burden
Brad Keithley February 17, 2023
Often we hear some claim that Alaska doesn’t have personal state taxes. That’s wrong. As former Governor Jay Hammond explained in his seminal book...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Fiscal baselines, take your pick
Brad Keithley February 10, 2023
One of the things we spend a lot of time studying are Alaska’s fiscal policy baselines. There are several. On the revenue side, the...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: How Alaska can control oil revenues
Brad Keithley February 3, 2023
One of the complaints we have heard often at the start of this legislative session is how state oil revenues are volatile and can’t...