Seventy-five years ago today, the Alaska legislature passed HJM 4 to proclaim to Congress how bad the Jones Act was to our state, and to ask for reform. It’s still true today thatRead More
Rebuilding Alaska’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
By Rea S. Hederman Jr. and Quinn Townsend In late spring, Alaska will receive its second and final share of federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). With the size ofRead More
A Better Route to Give Parents Successful School Choice
By Ben Scafidi and Eric Wearne Maybe because of public school COVID shutdowns and mandates, or maybe because of several odious and anti-historical ideologies being taught in public schools, Virginia Gov. Glenn GlennRead More
Webinar: Unemployment Insurance Reform – Alabama State Senator Orr and Sam Adolphsen
Unemployment Indexing Webinar With Alabama State Senator Arthur Orr and Sam Adolphsen (Policy Director at FGA) on Thursday, February 24 at 12 PM AK (If you missed our live webinar, the recording canRead More
The Bad Policy Idea That Just Won’t Die
Mead Treadwell is the former lieutenant governor of Alaska, and serves as a board member of Alaska Policy Forum. A particularly dangerous idea has haunted at least two proposed laws in D.C. overRead More
Testimony and Backgrounder on Alaska HB 55 – Public Safety Employees’ Pension Plan
Since 2006, Alaska has made great strides in addressing the unfunded liability of the state-administered pension funds. The state was a trailblazer at the time for ending defined benefits options for new stateRead More