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
A Huge Infusion of Cash for Alaska’s School Districts
The state of Alaska recently 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 beingRead More
Unemployment Insurance Indexing: A Solution
Alaska’s unemployment numbers skyrocketed between 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the government’s response to it. As a result of the extremely high unemployment, the state was requiredRead More
Lt. Gov. Meyer: “Alaska Should Make It Easy To Vote, But Hard To Cheat”
After Alaska’s Online Voter Registration System was breached last year, along with 2020’s contentious election, and what is shaping up to be a similar one in 2022, it’s essential that our state electionRead More