This article was originally published by the Anchorage Daily News on June 17, 2021. Alaska has always been viewed as a frontier for freedom, where individual liberty is never sacrificed on theRead More
Project Nickel Enhances Education Transparency
Project Nickel is a tool that makes it easy for parents and policymakers alike to understand how much is spent per student at a school by bundling together the most informative statistics andRead More
Public sector unions vs. the 1st Amendment
This article was originally published in the Juneau Empire by Win Gruening, Alaska Policy Forum board member, on June 24, 2021. In 1962, President John Kennedy issued Executive Order 10988, paving theRead More
The Burden of Regulations and Occupational Licensing in Alaska, Ranked
By Drew Godsell A report from the Mercatus Center comparing regulatory burdens in different states ranks Alaska 24th in the nation for the largest occupational licensure burden. While regulations and licensures are usually justified as a means ofRead More
Ranked Choice Voting – What Now?
In November 2020, Alaskan voters chose to completely rewrite the state’s election process by passing a ballot measure which will put in place ranked-choice voting (RCV) for state and federal general elections. AlaskaRead More