Brad KeithleyThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: It’s the revenues, stupidAdapting the old James Carville mantra, we explain why the catchphrase this coming Alaska legislative election cycle should be “It’s the…3d ago3d ago
Brad KeithleyThe Weekly Top 3 (6.3.2024)Why the state’s fiscal outlook is far worse than some think, our initial reaction to the upcoming election cycle & why, like the APUC in…6d ago6d ago
Brad KeithleyThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: The Legislature’s FY25 “fiscal plan”: The Top 20%, non-residents…How the Legislature’s “workaround” fiscal solution this session pushes most of the burden to middle & lower-income families while others…May 31May 31
Brad KeithleyThe Weekly Top 3 (5.27.2024)Why some continue to push for Cook Inlet royalty relief, what Shell’s West Harrison Bay decision likely means for Alaska oil & where’s the…May 28May 28
Brad KeithleyThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: Alaska’s Super SocialistsSome who call the PFD “socialist” are, in fact, closet “super socialists” attempting to divert attention from their own, even larger “free…May 24May 24
Brad KeithleyThe Weekly Top 3 (5.20.2024)The good from this #akleg session, the bad, and with nine days to go before the candidate filing deadline, what issues are most important…May 21May 21
Brad KeithleyThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: Oil taxes are not a silver bulletSome claim raising oil taxes is all that is needed to address Alaska’s current fiscal situation. We explain why it wouldn’t even come…May 18May 18
Brad KeithleyThe Weekly Top 3 (5.13.2024)“[Hilcorp’s] really got us over the barrel,” the common theme behind the problems at AIDEA and the Permanent Fund Bd & are there statewide…May 14May 14
Brad KeithleyThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: Where are we headed?This session, the Legislature has ramped up spending to the point that it is likely shortly to blow through even POMV 25/75. That raises…May 11May 11
Brad KeithleyThe Weekly Top 3 (5.6.2024)What this year’s budget cycle tells us about the fiscal road ahead, our view of this session’s experience on Cook Inlet gas and Alaska’s…May 7May 7