Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Comparing price projections
November 29, 2024
Earlier this month, the House Resources Committee held a hearing to receive updates on both the Cook Inlet gas issue and…
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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...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: How will the House Majority Coalition balance the budget?
Brad Keithley November 8, 2024
We had planned to write about something else this week, but the quick announcement of the formation of a new “House Majority Coalition” to...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Here’s what we don’t understand
Brad Keithley November 1, 2024
Two excerpts from recent news stories from Alaska Public Media caught our attention this past week and helped crystalize one of our biggest issues…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Giving up on the PFD is giving up on the Alaska economy and Alaska families
Brad Keithley October 26, 2024
In the adjacent “Facebook chat room” during the taping Tuesday of a segment on Alaska revenue...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: All the charts
Brad Keithley October 20, 2024
While some may know us primarily or even only through these weekly columns, they represent only a small part of the work we do…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: It’s all about the base
Brad Keithley October 11, 2024
For some, the 2014 pop song “All About That Bass” is a long-forgotten “one-hit wonder.” For others, it’s an
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: A relook at sales taxes
Brad Keithley October 4, 2024
Over the years, we have been less than supportive of using a statewide sales tax to help address Alaska’s fiscal deficits. While certainly not…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The Legislature to Alaska families – The less you make, the more we take
Brad Keithley September 27, 2024
One of the things that disappoints most about the Alaska media is its ongoing failure to report on - or even reference - the...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Growth rates
Brad Keithley September 20, 2024
Occasionally, we check in on the contribution of various sectors to the overall Alaskan economy, where Alaskans are spending their money (and how much),…