Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Our chart for the special election
April 8, 2022
We use charts not only to do analysis and help explain our position to others, we also use them to help organize our own...
Chart of the Week
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: What the Goldilocks charts tell us
Brad Keithley April 1, 2022
Those who follow our Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn pages know that we publish various charts…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: While those in other states became richer, how the median Alaska household became poorer
Brad Keithley March 25, 2022
A recent article from Alaska Public Media’s Kavitha George is the trigger for this week’s column.
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The Yuppie version of fiscal responsibility
Brad Keithley March 18, 2022
From time to time someone approaches us with an argument that all we need to do to achieve a sustainable budget “is build up...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Adjusting for inflation
Brad Keithley March 11, 2022
In anticipation of the upcoming Spring Revenue Forecast, last week’s column reviewed what current and 10-year revenues likely will look like…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The Spring Revenue Forecast should restart the fiscal discussion
Brad Keithley March 4, 2022
To this point in the session, the Legislature has been basing its supplemental FY22 and FY23 budget discussions on the oil price and other...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: What the Legislature (using LegFin) isn’t telling Alaskans
Brad Keithley February 25, 2022
Earlier this week Legislative Finance (LegFin) made a presentation to the Senate Finance Committee on the Committee’s two proposed fiscal plan bills...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Gov. Dunleavy is pushing for “new revenue,” just not from the Top 20%
Brad Keithley February 18, 2022
During a radio interview this time a year ago, Governor Mike Dunleavy (R-Alaska) said, “I am not going to support new revenues. I’m not...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: PFD cuts are a MIDDLE class issue
Brad Keithley February 11, 2022
One pushback we often hear when discussing cuts to the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) - and that we heard again after last week’s column...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: PFD “stealth” taxes are taking far more from Alaska families than the alternatives
Brad Keithley February 4, 2022
One argument some routinely make to rationalize using PFD cuts to fund government instead of...