Ask a Cat: Affairs, slobs, and exes
August 28, 2023
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Alaska Landmine Articles
The Sunday Minefield – August 27, 2023
Jeff Landfield August 27, 2023
Labor Day is in eight days, which means fall is just around the corner. I know we are all trying to enjoy as much…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Looking at the most recent IRS data
Brad Keithley August 25, 2023
Readers of these columns will know that we regularly analyze the distributional impact of various fiscal measures – taxes, cuts in the Permanent Fund…
Ask a Cat: Travel anxiety, dating, and the Anchorage mayoral race
Cat August 21, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – August 20, 2023
Jeff Landfield August 20, 2023
September is less than two weeks away. Summer is really flying by. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Alaska this week, spending time in...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Here’s how – and how much of the – PFD cuts are ending up in the bank accounts of non-residents & oil companies
Brad Keithley August 18, 2023
Over the course of the past few months, we have...
Ask a Cat: Relationships, marriage, and bike lanes
Cat August 14, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – August 13, 2023
Jeff Landfield August 13, 2023
A fall special session aimed at adopting fiscal reforms, that seemed inevitable during the legislative session, is not going to happen. The Anchorage mayor’s…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Is the Governor telling Wall Street something different than Alaskans?
Brad Keithley August 11, 2023
In a recent press release, Governor Mike Dunleavy (R - Alaska) and Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum...
The Sunday Minefield – August 6, 2023
Jeff Landfield August 6, 2023
It’s already August. Summer is really flying by. The upcoming April Anchorage mayoral race is starting to heat up with some more campaign kickoff…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Whose money are we speculating with?
Brad Keithley August 4, 2023
A recent article in the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman dredged up some old memories about past “big” capital projects, which, in turn, is causing us...
Ask a Cat: Venting, dog poop, and sibling rivalry
Cat July 31, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – July 30, 2023
Jeff Landfield July 30, 2023
August is just two days away. Summer is really flying by. A zoning ordinance before the Anchorage Assembly has created a lot of controversy,...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The $100,000 Dividend
Brad Keithley July 28, 2023
Last month we wrote a couple of columns on these pages discussing the Tax Avoidance Dividend (or TAD). The TAD is the flip side...
Ask a Cat: Contractors, crushes, and wedding behavior
Cat July 24, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – July 23, 2023
Jeff Landfield July 23, 2023
This has undoubtedly been the best weather we have had over a weekend in Southcentral this summer. The thermometer in my office is currently…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: “Who pays” is a co-equal fiscal issue
Brad Keithley July 21, 2023
One of the most troubling aspects of Alaska state fiscal policy is the failure of policymakers and others regularly to consider the issue of...
Ask a Cat: Loneliness, past relationships, and religion
Cat July 17, 2023
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The Sunday Minefield – July 16, 2023
Jeff Landfield July 16, 2023
It’s mid-July and while a large portion of the United States is experiencing extremely hot temperatures, much of Alaska remains cold and rainy. So…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Who pays for the Jones Act
Brad Keithley July 14, 2023
While because of its significance and Alaskans’ ability directly to control the outcome, we focus most often on these pages on the economic impact…