Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Yes, Alaska does have a sufficient “tax base”
July 8, 2022
While some talk about a fiscal “surplus,” even in the current fiscal year (FY23) the Legislature has continued to divert a portion of the...
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Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: An updated 10-year outlook
Brad Keithley July 1, 2022
Earlier this week Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) finalized the state’s FY22 and FY23 fiscal plans by announcing his line item vetoes of...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: “Class Warfare”
Brad Keithley June 24, 2022
Regularly when responding to our discussion about issues related to the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), some will accuse us of engaging in “class warfare.”…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: A June revenue update
Brad Keithley June 17, 2022
The Department of Revenue publishes two formal revenue updates each fiscal year. The first is the detailed Fall Revenue Sources Book, published in December...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Putting the impact of federal income taxes on the PFD in full context
Brad Keithley June 10, 2022
During the debate this past legislative session about the size of the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), some argued the impact of federal income taxes...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: How “no taxes” has become Orwellian newspeak for shifting the tax burden to middle & lower income Alaska families
Brad Keithley June 3, 2022
Over the past several years some legislators...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: What’s a “reasonable” PFD
Brad Keithley May 27, 2022
Each week we regularly receive a number of comments in response to these columns. They come in various forms. Some are posted in the...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: It’s not the PFD that’s the issue
Brad Keithley May 20, 2022
Those reading some sources of local media - or better yet, the #akleg stream on Twitter - may think that the increase in government...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: This is what happens when you don’t have a balanced plan
Brad Keithley May 13, 2022
One of the things we have observed about politics over the past few decades is that if you don’t have an agreed plan that...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Who should pay for the Port of A̶n̶c̶h̶o̶r̶a̶g̶e̶ Alaska
Brad Keithley May 6, 2022
In their own op-ed in the Anchorage Daily News last weekend, the newspaper’s editorial board argued that the state should provide…