Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Oil taxes are not a silver bullet
May 17, 2024
Last week’s column focused on the fiscal condition in which this Legislature is leaving the state. Our point was that, as a result of...
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Where are we headed?
Brad Keithley May 10, 2024
As we approach the end of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget cycle - and the start of the 2024 election cycle - we...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The myth that will not die
Brad Keithley May 3, 2024
A recent exchange helped us realize that an early myth used to argue for cuts in the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD)…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska’s existing personal income tax (“reduction in income”) rates
Brad Keithley April 26, 2024
On Thursday of this week, Legislative Finance presented a “Fiscal Update” to the Senate Finance...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why we oppose the Cook Inlet gas subsidy bills
Brad Keithley April 19, 2024
Over the last few weeks, we have written several columns discussing current Cook Inlet gas issues on these pages. We have taken a consistent...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Impact of LNG imports on the Cook Inlet gas market
Brad Keithley April 12, 2024
One issue some raise when discussing using LNG imports to supplement traditional Cook Inlet supplies is their potential impact on utility gas costs. Indeed...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: ENSTAR’s confusing claims
Brad Keithley April 5, 2024
At a time when the Legislature and the public urgently need clarity and transparency around Cook Inlet gas issues, we are having a difficult...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Anybody but us
Brad Keithley March 29, 2024
One of the things that has struck us most during the years we have followed Alaska’s fiscal debates – including this week’s debate over…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska is leaving future generations with even less than a bare cupboard; that needs to change
Brad Keithley March 22, 2024
As we read through it, a recent thought piece in The Economist struck us hard. The piece, entitled “Oil’s...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Our first reaction to the Spring (or any) Revenue Forecast
Brad Keithley March 15, 2024
On Wednesday, the Department of Revenue (DOR) published its Spring 2024 Revenue Forecast (Spring RF), which is considered a milestone by some in the...