Chart of the Week

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...

Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The new “Goldilocks” charts

Brad Keithley   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...

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...
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