Some readers will know that in addition to these weekly columns, we also regularly produce a series of daily charts focused on various aspects of Alaska oil, gas, and fiscal issues. We call one set…

Was there any real progress last week on #AKLNG, diving deeper than the press releases on the APFC’s performance & the House Majority proves again their “concern” about working #AKfams is a stage prop

Some cite Medicaid and a couple of other cherry-picked programs to rationalize using only PFD cuts to close the state's ongoing deficits. We explain why the argument is deeply flawed.

Was there any real progress last week on #AKLNG, diving deeper than the press releases on the APFC’s performance & the House Majority proves again their “concern” about working #AKfams is a stage prop

Some cite Medicaid and a couple of other cherry-picked programs to rationalize using only PFD cuts to close the state's ongoing deficits. We explain why the argument is deeply flawed.

Was there any real progress last week on #AKLNG, diving deeper than the press releases on the APFC’s performance & the House Majority proves again their “concern” about working #AKfams is a stage prop

Some cite Medicaid and a couple of other cherry-picked programs to rationalize using only PFD cuts to close the state's ongoing deficits. We explain why the argument is deeply flawed.

Some cite Medicaid and a couple of other cherry-picked programs to rationalize using only PFD cuts to close the state's ongoing deficits. We explain why the argument is deeply flawed.

Some recent comments reminded us that it's been a while since we wrote about the Tax Avoidance...… Read More

The significance of Alaska’s tax expenditures, in whose pockets do PFD cuts end up & how using PFD cuts to fund state childcare and other subsidies leads to a death spiral for middle-income Alaskans

Some cite Medicaid and a couple of other cherry-picked programs to rationalize using only PFD cuts to close the state's ongoing deficits. We explain why the argument is deeply flawed.

FRED Graph

The significance of Alaska’s tax expenditures, in whose pockets do PFD cuts end up & how using PFD cuts to fund state childcare and other subsidies leads to a death spiral for middle-income Alaskans

Some cite Medicaid and a couple of other cherry-picked programs to rationalize using only PFD cuts to close the state's ongoing deficits. We explain why the argument is deeply flawed.