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Some claim raising revenue through "taxes" would have a larger adverse impact on the Alaska economy and jobs than PFD cuts. That's wrong; it's the…

Mar 24

The critical facts about the PFD the #AKmedia leaves out, the disconnect this session in how the #akleg is approaching the #AKfiscal situation …

Mar 22

The takeaway that's likely to come from the Spring Revenue Forecast? Significant, indeed, potentially huge, taxes in some form lay straight ahead

Mar 18

What the Spring Rev F'cast is likely to say about #AKfiscal, what's next now that Willow's in hand & what some miss in their look at the decline in the…

Mar 14

What the various #akleg proposals this session add up to in terms of spending, what that means for future spending levels, and who's paying the tab…

Mar 11

It's adding up: some propose to spend more this year even than last; putting Rep. Groh's proposed #ConstAmend in context & Willow is important to the…

Mar 7

Why, like some third-world countries, Alaska has been and continues to be run as a 'no tax, no consequences' haven for its wealthiest & the…

Mar 4

February 2023

How the #akleg is diverting Permanent Fund revs from mid & lower-income #AKfams to the Top20%, how Rep Fields proposes shifting even more & how some…

Feb 28

On its current trajectory the PFD will be all but gone around the time of its 50th Anniversary; we look at the causes and consequences

Feb 25

Why the push for more spending is irresistible, why the "Alaska model" is just a version of the old, not-so-good Congressional model & what Gov…

Feb 22

Alaska not only already has personal state taxes, but in at least one case, they result in 𝙩𝙝𝙚 single highest marginal state tax rate in the nation

Feb 17

What Larry Persily & the Alaska Policy Forum have in common, why campaign finance reform isn't on the #akleg's agenda & how much Rep. Ortiz's K-12 bill…

Feb 14

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