Background On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a decision which held that public employees do not have to pay union dues/fees as a condition of employment. This is commonly referred […]
School districts apply new union rules
Have an extra $45,689?
Do you have an extra $45,689 for you and every member of your family (including kids)? That’s your share of the shortfall in Alaska’s unfunded public pensions. Alaskan Win Gruening writes in MustRead […]
2018 Alaska Legislator Report Card now available!
IMPORTANT UPDATE to our Legislator Report Card as of August 17, 2018: The Alaska Policy Forum has learned that a technical issue has resulted in changes to our Legislator Report Card. An eagle-eyed […]
Impacts of Ballot Measure 1 on Alaska
The Senate State Affairs Committee held a meeting earlier this summer to learn the impacts to our state if Ballot Measure 1 passes in November. None of the presenters took a position on […]
Worker Freedom Prevails
Every government union worker in the country is now “right to work.” With today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of Mark Janus in his suit against American Federation of State, […]
Who Makes the Rules? The State or the Feds?
Alaskan hunter John Sturgeon is headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) for the second time on the same case. At issue is which governmental entity has jurisdiction over state waterways which […]
Exposing the Outsiders Trying to Influence Alaska Elections
Alaska Policy Forum board member Paula Easley was recently published in the Anchorage Daily News opinion section where she was clear: the most critical issues facing our state should be left in the hands […]
Want To Save the Environment? Support Offshore Drilling
Our energy op-ed was recently published in Tucker Carlson’s The Daily Caller. Want To Save the Environment? Support Offshore Drilling
Municipality of Anchorage Voter Turnout History 1975 – 2018
Property Rights: the Heart of Opportunity
We recently submitted a statement on House Joint Resolution 38: Private property is at the heart of opportunity in America, and it has been since before our formal founding. In response to actions […]
They bulldozed her Little Pink House
We have the opportunity to bring an epic new film to Anchorage! LITTLE PINK HOUSE is based on the real-life saga of Susette Kelo, a paramedic who refuses to be bullied by powerful […]
Silicon Valley Giants Must Be Held Accountable
The following op-ed was posted in the Anchorage Daily News on April 11, 2018: https://www.adn.com/opinions/2018/04/11/silicon-valley-giants-must-be-held-accountable-in-alaska-and-everywhere-else/ In July of 2017, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Homer and posted pictures of his time spent with salmon […]
Time for SNAP Reform in Alaska
Reform of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is essential to getting Alaskans in need the help they require. Families with children especially often depend upon a fair and efficient administration of SNAP […]
ML & P Sale: Two Experts’ Opinions
At the request of some of our members, we are publishing two opinion pieces for Anchorage residents on the proposed sale of Municipal Light & Power (ML&P) to Chugach Electric. The Alaska Policy […]
The ML&P Buyout by Chugach Electric Will Shock Anchorage Wallets
In the upcoming Anchorage election, voters are being asked to vote on the proposed buyout (Proposition 10) of the Anchorage Municipal Light & Power (ML&P) by Chugach Electric. What prompted this buy-out proposal […]
Federal Regulators Not Happy with AGDC
On Craig Medred’s website, Larry Persily reports today on many gaps in information that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) needs but that the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) is not providing. FERC writes […]