Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: It’s not the PFD that’s the issue
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...
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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…
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Reviving Governor Hammond’s “Parachute Plan”
Brad Keithley April 29, 2022
Over the course of the past week we have written extensively on our Facebook and Twitter pages and spoken at length on our weekly...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: A relook at the Fiscal Policy Working Group proposal
Brad Keithley April 22, 2022
Last June (2021), in the midst of efforts to resolve the FY22 budget, the Legislature established a bi-partisan, bi-cameral working group for the purpose...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: The FY23 budget thus far
Brad Keithley April 15, 2022
This week we take a look at the FY23 budget as it transitions from the House to the Senate - roughly the midpoint in...
Brad Keithley’s chart of the week: Our chart for the special election
Brad Keithley 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...
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...