Projecting Alaska’s Budget

Posted on January 20, 2020February 23, 2021 by Ed King

The Alaska State Legislature will gavel in tomorrow at 1pm. It should be a busy session, but the primary responsibility of the elected officials is to pass a budget. The governor submitted a starting place for them to consider – $4.5 billion of UGF spending. The finance committees will get to work and ultimately pass[…]

Exploring Alaska’s Budget: Part 3 – Tracking Down Our Budget Growth

Posted on October 16, 2018November 17, 2020 by Ed King

The story I hear most often is that when oil prices topped $100 a barrel, the Legislature went on a shopping spree. That sounds like a plausible story, but let’s check the data just to be sure. Budget Growth Here is a plot of the budget over time, according to Legislative Finance. These numbers represent[…]