Every December, the governor of Alaska is required to release a budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. In this upcoming legislative session (in 2023), policymakers will be enacting the FY 2024 stateRead More
Alaska’s Rising K-12 Education Spending
In a previous version of this post, the Per Pupil Revenue figure contained incorrect legend coloring. The legend now correctly shows state revenue in gray and local revenue in blue. The Reason FoundationRead More
Holding Alaska Public Higher Education Institutions Accountable: 2022
Introduction This study uses data compiled by the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) to identify degree programs at Alaska’s public universities that leave their students with excessive student loan debt relative to theirRead More
Alaska’s Electricity Prices, Ranked
For months, news headlines around the world have heralded increasingly high energy prices due to a variety of international issues. Unfortunately for many Alaskans, these high prices are nothing new. According to aRead More
Cash for Alaska’s School Districts: November Update
The state of Alaska published the Alaska K–12 Education COVID-19 Federal Relief Funding Dashboard to make transparent how much federal COVID-19 relief funding school districts received and how the funds are being spent.Read More
Whose “Needs” Do Certificate of Need Laws Serve?
By Aubrey Wursten Introduction Alaska is one of 35 states still subject to health care certificate of need (CON) laws. These regulations require that certain proposed health care facilities or expansions receive permissionRead More