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The Friday column: PFD cuts are a significant middle-class issue
Despite the efforts by some to dodge the issue, using US Census data broken down by income bracket, this week we explain why PFD cuts are also a…
 • Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (8.10.2026)
Irresponsible pandering at a K-12 Forum, our takeaways from the Gasline Caucus listening session & the key issue #AKgov and #AKleg candidates claim they…
 • Brad Keithley
The Friday column: Who I am not voting for
Real (ex-inflation) median Alaska household income has declined since 2015. PFD cuts are a big part. I will not vote for any candidate who fails…
 • Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (8.3.2026)
Some troublesome developments with ANS oil prices, the numbers behind the concern with this winter's Southcentral gas deliveries & Adam Crum…
 • Brad Keithley

July 2026

The Friday column: Addressing the state’s issues is not an either/or
Pursuing the AKLNG project and oil tax reform is not an either/or. Instead, especially given the size of the state's budget issues, the #akleg can and…
 • Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (7.27.2026)
Enstar's storage project request for rehearing, the material fact omitted from Hilcorp's letter to the Legislature & our thoughts on where #AKLNG goes…
 • Brad Keithley
The Friday column: We haven't found any candidates actually concerned about middle-income Alaska families
We have been searching for state-level candidates actually concerned about the economic situation currently faced by middle-income Alaska households…
 • Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (7.20.2026)
How Alaska's de facto income tax rate compares to other states, the confusion around Southcentral gas & how the #akleg's failure to consider Dunleavy's…
 • Brad Keithley
The Friday column: Alaska’s S-Corp and other tax expenditures
We look at the impact that the S-corp and other Alaska "tax expenditures" have on Alaska's overall fiscal condition using the same approach as various…
 • Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (7.13.2026)
Updating the APFC's performance, how state govt is making the already difficult economic situation faced by middle-income families worse & why "we will…
 • Brad Keithley
The Friday column: "Process"
Some claim the S-corp tax should be rejected because it hasn't undergone a legislative "process." This week, we compare its review to the "process" used…
 • Brad Keithley
The Weekly Top 3 (7.6.2026)
Unrealistic expectations from K-12; one #AKleg Rep is right about most things, but very wrong about something big & Persily must not listen to himself
 • Brad Keithley
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