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Webinar: Revising Alaska’s Constitutional Spending Cap

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Top-Paying Majors at University of Alaska, Ranked 

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Letter of Appeal: Save the Willow Oil Development Project

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Coalition Letter: Oppose the $15 Minimum Wage to Save Our Businesses

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She Lost Her Voice

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Webinar: Revising Alaska’s Constitutional Spending Cap

It’s no secret that Alaska has been spending beyond its means for years and that we are now facing a fiscal budget crisis. One way to address unnecessary state spending is by implementing […]

March 4, 2021 Blog, Front Page Slider

Top-Paying Majors at University of Alaska, Ranked 

University of Alaska Museum of the North

The Texas Public Policy Foundation has released an interactive tool that classifies programs at universities based on average annual earnings, monthly loan payments, students’ average debt-to-earnings ratio, and gainful employment equivalent status. The debt-to-earnings ratio is calculated by dividing the median debt […]

March 1, 2021February 15, 2021 Blog, Education, Front Page Slider

Letter of Appeal: Save the Willow Oil Development Project

On February 2, 2021, a letter signed by nine Alaska business organizations and the Alaska Policy Forum, was sent to Deb Haaland, current nominee for Secretary of the Interior.  The letter is an […]

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Blog, Coalition Letter, Front Page Slider, Oil Development

Coalition Letter: Oppose the $15 Minimum Wage to Save Our Businesses

A nationwide coalition of 62 groups, activists, and legislators, including Alaska Policy Forum, sent the following letter to members of Congress, urging them to oppose a $15 federal minimum wage.  Click here to […]

February 24, 2021February 25, 2021 Blog, Coalition Letter, Front Page Slider

She Lost Her Voice

Jade Thompson lost her voice. Watch her compelling story. Teachers like Jade Thompson should not be forced to accept compulsory union representation. We support the efforts of The Buckeye Institute to represent Jade […]

February 23, 2021February 25, 2021 Front Page Slider

Alaska’s Cost of Higher Education, Ranked

Consortium Library Exterior, architect Roland H. Lane, University of Alaska, campus, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Given the recent budget woes of the University of Alaska (UA) system and falling enrollment for nearly a decade, it is reasonable to wonder if earning a degree in Alaska is a sound economic investment for students. In other words, do Alaskan students leave […]

February 15, 2021February 12, 2021 Blog, Education, Front Page Slider

Licensing Recognition for Telehealth Providers in Alaska

Click here to open a printable PDF of the policy brief in a new tab.   Health-care costs in Alaska are high, and accessibility to quality care is often difficult, made only more […]

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Front Page Slider, Reports & Policy Briefs

Alaska’s Growth in Medicare Spending, Ranked

Alaskans suffer from some of the most expensive health care costs in the nation. Medicare enrollees comprise about 14 percent of Alaska’s population and increases in Medicare spending from 2008 to 2018 have […]

February 8, 2021 Blog, Front Page Slider, Health Care

Letter to Congress: Stop this Invasion of Our Privacy

On Monday, February 1, 2021, a coalition letter signed by over 130 organizations was sent to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Republican Leader […]

February 4, 2021February 3, 2021 Blog, Front Page Slider, Other Issues

Video: Business Liability Protection Is Essential for Alaska

After enduring months of on-and-off economic shutdowns, Alaska’s businesses are struggling to stay afloat and keep their employees. As they slowly reopen, they’re now at risk of being sued by customers who claim […]

February 3, 2021 Blog, Front Page Slider, Videos

Webinar: COVID Liability Protection Expert Panel and Q&A

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on Alaska’s economy and businesses are scrambling to keep up with ever-changing, and sometimes conflicting, public health guidelines. Currently, the threat of expensive and unexpected virus-related litigation makes […]

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Blog, Front Page Slider

Press Release: Alaska ESAs Would Bring $800 Million in Benefits

Click here to open a printable PDF version of the press release. For Immediate Release, January 27, 2021                               […]

January 29, 2021February 8, 2021 Press Releases

Report: Funding Students Instead of Institutions in Alaska

By Corey A. DeAngelis, Ph.D.   Foreword Perhaps no societal function has been more disrupted during the 2020-and-ongoing pandemic than K-12 education. A world in which schools actually closed their doors to students […]

January 26, 2021January 27, 2021 Blog, Education, Front Page Slider, Reports & Policy Briefs

Celebrating National School Choice Week

National School Choice Week is underway, and families across the country are celebrating and participating in a variety of events. National School Choice Week (NSCW) shines a spotlight on effective education options for […]

January 25, 2021 Blog, Education, Front Page Slider

New Minimum Wage Requirements: Not the Right Move for the Alaskan Economy

As a direct result of the pandemic and subsequent shutdowns, Alaska has suffered a devastating blow to its economy, with the highest seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate of the year at 13.5 percent in April […]

January 22, 2021 Blog, Front Page Slider, Other Issues

Policy Brief: Alaska’s Businesses Need COVID-19 Liability Protection Now

Click here to open a printable PDF of the policy brief in a new tab. As Alaskans work to revive the state’s economy after the economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it […]

January 19, 2021January 15, 2021 Blog, Front Page Slider, Other Issues, Reports & Policy Briefs

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