Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: A third, a third, and a third
December 19, 2025
While not everything the governing statutes require, the fiscal submissions last week and this week by the administration of Governor Mike Dunleavy (R -…
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: They don’t really object to “free money;” they just want more of it to flow to their pockets instead
Brad Keithley December 15, 2025
Some recent comments reminded us that it's been a while since we wrote about the Tax Avoidance...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Dahlstrom is gaslighting Alaskans
Brad Keithley December 5, 2025
In a recent op-ed in the Anchorage Daily News, current Lieutenant Governor - and declared candidate for Governor - Nancy Dahlstrom (R - Alaska)...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: How the Legislature is deepening the disconnect between Alaska and Alaskans
Brad Keithley November 28, 2025
In last week’s column, we compared nominal growth in Alaska’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to “real”...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska v. Alaskans
Brad Keithley November 21, 2025
Recently, we were in a discussion in which a participant argued that there is no basis for concern about the Alaska economy (nor, by…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The appearance of self-dealing
Brad Keithley November 14, 2025
One of the things that has intrigued us most over the years is the extent to which the economic interests of most of Alaska’s…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska is the California and New York, combined, of regressive tax rates
Brad Keithley November 8, 2025
Earlier this week, while working through some data on states that use a flat-rate income tax to raise...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The impact of using PFD cuts, compared to alternatives, by House District
Brad Keithley October 31, 2025
Recently, we have been spending time diving into Census Bureau data to better understand the...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Three things
Brad Keithley October 24, 2025
This week’s column addresses three separate issues that have arisen over the past few weeks.
The first, raised in a column written…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Putting all Alaska families first
Brad Keithley October 11, 2025
Most oil and gas lawyers who have spent time practicing in the lower 48 don’t find Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) particularly novel.
It follows…