Brad KeithleyinAlaskans for Sustainable BudgetsThe 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…1 min read·6 hours ago----
Brad KeithleyinAlaskans for Sustainable BudgetsThe 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…8 min read·4 days ago----
Brad KeithleyinAlaskans for Sustainable BudgetsThe 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…1 min read·May 7, 2024----
Brad KeithleyinAlaskans for Sustainable BudgetsThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: The myth that will not dieSome claim PFD cuts are the best approach for countering the leakage of dollars from the state through federal taxes. We explain why they…7 min read·May 4, 2024----
Brad KeithleyinAlaskans for Sustainable BudgetsThe Weekly Top 3 (4.29.2024)Where the budgets stand, the latest embarrassment involving the Permanent Fund Board & the worst idea yet for dealing with the so-called…2 min read·Apr 30, 2024----
Brad KeithleyinAlaskans for Sustainable BudgetsThe Alaska Landmine Friday column: Alaska’s existing personal income tax (“reduction in income”)…This week, we calculate the personal income tax (or, if you prefer, “reduction in income”) rates embedded in the Senate’s proposed versions…7 min read·Apr 27, 2024----
Brad KeithleyinAlaskans for Sustainable BudgetsThe Weekly Top 3 (4.22.2024)Putting the fiscal cart before the horse, is Governor Dunleavy ever going to get serious about a fiscal plan & what we learned in our…1 min read·Apr 23, 2024----
Brad KeithleyinAlaskans for Sustainable BudgetsThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: Why we oppose the Cook Inlet gas subsidy billsA recent slide offered by the Department of Natural Resources to support state subsidies to Cook Inlet gas producers actually proves the…7 min read·Apr 20, 2024----
Brad KeithleyinAlaskans for Sustainable BudgetsThe Weekly Top 3 (4.15.2024)What the debate on the House floor on HJR 7 told us about long-term fiscal policy, what our debate on the PFD told us about the status of…2 min read·Apr 16, 2024----
Brad KeithleyinAlaskans for Sustainable BudgetsThe Friday Alaska Landmine column: Impact of LNG imports on the Cook Inlet gas marketSome claim using LNG imports to supplement traditional Cook Inlet supplies will dramatically spike Southcentral gas costs. It won’t; here’s…6 min read·Apr 13, 2024----