Brad KeithleyThe Weekly Top 3 (7.23.2024)Another step in the Orwellianization of Alaska budget terms, what explains the outmigration of working-age #AKfamilies & what effect does…8h ago8h ago
Brad KeithleyWhy aren’t state oil revenues growing with production, and how to fix itMost think state revenues from oil will grow with production volumes. But the most recent Spring Revenue Forecast says they don’t. This…4d ago4d ago
Brad KeithleyThe Weekly Top 3 (7.15.2024)Why state oil revenues aren’t tracking production increases, there’s still no progress on Southcentral gas as we pass a key date & we…Jul 16Jul 16
Brad KeithleyThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: “Opportunity Cost” and Alaska fiscal policySome attempt to apply the concept of “opportunity costs” when analyzing the PFD, but they stop halfway through. We finish the work.Jul 13Jul 13
Brad KeithleyThe Weekly Top 3 (7.8.2024)The “opportunity costs” of PFD cuts, why state revenues from oil aren’t following the growth in oil production volumes & why KTUU’s “man in…Jul 9Jul 9
Brad KeithleyThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: This is why and how the Permanent Fund is going to be drainedSome think the Permanent Fund principal can’t be touched, but we explain why and how some are positioning to drain it once Permanent Fund…Jul 6Jul 6
Brad KeithleyThe Weekly Top 3 (7.1.2024)The Dunleavy budget legacy so far, why Alaskans should no longer trust the Permanent Fund Corporation & how the Hilcorp tax loophole keeps…Jul 2Jul 2
Brad KeithleyThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: What would the amount of the PFD have been if the Legislature…Some routinely ask what past PFDs would have been if the Legislature hadn’t taxed (cut) them. This week’s chart does the calculations.Jun 28Jun 28
Brad KeithleyThe Weekly Top 3 (6.24.2024)The Newsminer editorial board is hallucinating, why Alaska’s Congressional candidates should be channeling Ross Perot & another nail in the…Jun 25Jun 25
Brad KeithleyThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: Is the Permanent Fund’s downhill performance a trend, and if so…The answer to the question is yes, and we believe the Legislature should do three things in responseJun 22Jun 22