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The Friday column: Alaska v. Alaskans
While some think it's been strong, on a real basis, the Alaska economy has achieved little more than anemic growth over the past quarter-century…
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Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (11.17.2025)
The K-12 Task Force needs to address revenues, the #AKfiscal debate sounds like two kids fighting: it's your fault, no, it's your fault & the…
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Brad Keithley
The Friday column: The appearance of self-dealing
We look at the impact of using PFD cuts on the average household and legislators from each #akleg district. It's not too strong to say the results raise…
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Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (11.10.2025)
What seems missing so far from the #AKGov's race, what irritates about how many in the Top20% support taxes & we review the Permanent Fund's first…
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Brad Keithley
The Friday column: Alaska is the California and New York, combined, of regressive tax rates
Some think the marginal State income tax rates of California & New York are over the top. Turns out, they are peanuts compared to Alaska's highest—and…
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Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (11.3.2025)
Why Alaska is the California of regressive tax rates, the Task Force on Education Funding needs to address how to actually FUND any spending increases …
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Brad Keithley

October 2025

The Friday column: The impact of using PFD cuts, compared to alternatives, by House District
We use recent Census Data to look at the impact of PFD cuts and alternatives on Alaska families by state House District. The results reveal significant…
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Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (10.27.2025)
Those pushing for more spending should say how they propose to pay for it, why one of those pushing PFD Cuts is the very definition of hypocrisy …
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Brad Keithley
The Friday column: Three things
The size of Alaska's potential tax base, the need for oil tax reforms, and the impact on Alaska families of replacing PFD cuts with much less regressive…
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Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (10.20.2025)
Will Typhoon Halong be the final straw that breaks the PFD, it's not just the Ds that are pushing spending without explaining who pays for it, and maybe…
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Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (10.13.2025)
Why Alaskans should focus on EIA's latest oil price forecasts, how the push for Ambler & other projects threatens the PFD & is Must Read's Jon Faulkner…
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Brad Keithley
The Friday column: Putting all Alaska families first
The PFD was structured to put all Alaska families first in line to benefit from the state's oil wealth. PFD cuts are putting non-residents, oil…
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Brad Keithley
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