Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: How much spending and who’s paying for it?
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...
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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...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The goal isn’t new revenues, it’s new revenue design
Brad Keithley January 27, 2023
Some of what we bring to the discussion of fiscal policy has been learned over the years from dealing with utility rate cases. In...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Comparing actions to words – Is Governor Dunleavy really serious about protecting the PFD
Brad Keithley January 20, 2023
In his December news conference announcing his proposed FY24 budget, Governor Mike Dunleavy...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: It’s a trap
Brad Keithley January 13, 2023
Those of a certain age will recall the famous line uttered in 1983’s Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, when, while attempting…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Everyone knows what the answer is, so why aren’t we doing it
Brad Keithley January 6, 2023
There have been two constants in the last three 10-year plans produced by the administration of Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) preceding...