Those who follow our Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn pages know that we publish various charts daily that over the course of a week and month cover a fairly wide variety of topics related to oil, gas and Alaska fiscal policy. … Read More

I am writing this week’s column from Narva, Estonia – the third largest city in the small Baltic country of 1.3 million. Narva is separated from Ivangorod, Russia by the Narva River that includes a large border crossing over a … Read More

A recent article from Alaska Public Media’s Kavitha George is the trigger for this week’s column.… Read More

TALLINN, ESTONIA – Of the millions of refugees who have fled Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, thousands have found their way to Estonia. According to Estonian Public Broadcasting, more than 22,000 have arrived here since February 27…… Read More

Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. If you enjoy the Alaska Stalker, please consider supporting working moms like me by sending in…… Read More

The big and sad news this week was the passing of Congressman Don Young (R – Alaska), who was Alaska’s sole representative for the last 49 years. Everything else that happened this week seems much less important. This week did … Read More

From time to time someone approaches us with an argument that all we need to do to achieve a sustainable budget “is build up the Permanent Fund to around $100 billion.” The theory is that at that point the annual POMV draw will be around $5…… Read More

Unfortunately, it’s daylight savings time once again. We are already more than 50 days into the “90-day” legislative session. The operating budget is making its way through the House. Things were quiet in the Senate this week as the two … Read More

In anticipation of the upcoming Spring Revenue Forecast, last week’s column reviewed what current and 10-year revenues likely will look like when adjusted for the current oil futures market. This week we take a look at the spending side, adjusted … Read More

Outdoor recreation in Alaska is unique because Alaska’s landscapes are different from anywhere else. Our mountains are bigger, our wild spaces more vast and our wildlife more abundant. While plenty of issues threaten to divide us…… Read More