Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: This is brutal
January 31, 2025
Over the past few years, one of the documents we have come to rely on most in assessing Alaska’s fiscal situation is the Legislative…
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The real Permanent Fund reform that’s needed
Brad Keithley January 24, 2025
Earlier this month, three groups - Alaska Common Ground, the Institute of the North, and Commonwealth North - co-hosted a forum entitled “Protecting the...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: WHICH working-age Alaska families are outmigrating?
Brad Keithley January 17, 2025
Earlier this month, the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) issued a press release summarizing its most recent population...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Permanent Fund “Performance”
Brad Keithley January 10, 2025
Last June, during the height of the issues surrounding former Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) Trustee Ellie Rubenstein, we wrote a column…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Here’s a significant part of the revenue problem
Brad Keithley January 4, 2025
In our last column, we examined Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R – Alaska) proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 10-year plan and expressed…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Dunleavy to potential investors and others: 🤷♂️
Brad Keithley December 20, 2024
Although not widely understood, complying with AS 37.07.020(b)(2) is one of the Alaska governor's most important fiscal responsibilities. As part of the statutorily required...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska’s outmigration death spiral
Brad Keithley December 13, 2024
An article in this month’s Alaska Economic Trends (Economic Trends) published by the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) and a recent...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What we likely will see in the Fall Revenue Forecast and 10-year plan and the issues they will create
Brad Keithley December 6, 2024
Since mid-November, we have been thinking about...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Comparing price projections
Brad Keithley November 29, 2024
Earlier this month, the House Resources Committee held a hearing to receive updates on both the Cook Inlet gas issue and…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why the coming candidates for governor should be thinking about revenue reform
Brad Keithley November 16, 2024
Although we are still awaiting final results, with the 2024 midterm elections now largely in the rearview...