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Alaska Policy Forum’s Policy Fellow, Dr. Vance Ginn, Ph.D., was invited to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on the benefits of government appropriation limits. Presentation Documents: Tax and Expenditure Limits (TELs) inRead More
By Vance Ginn and Quinn Townsend Introduction While revenue estimates for the state of Alaska hit a record high last fiscal year, this upcoming fiscal year 2024 (July 2023 – June 2024) isRead More
Click here to access the PDF version of the policy brief. While higher oil prices meant higher revenue for Alaska through much of 2021 and 2022, prices are now dropping, with fluctuations expectedRead More
The Alaska System of Academic Readiness (AK STAR) exam was given to Alaska K–12 students for the first time in the spring of 2022. Previously, there were two different spring assessments administered, MAPSRead More
by Quinn Townsend and Vance Ginn With revenue forecasts as rosy as this year’s have been, the legislature’s passage of a very large budget for fiscal year 2023 (FY 2023) comes as noRead More
Introduction Alaska’s economy and Alaskans’ livelihoods were hit particularly hard by the government shutdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and Alaskans are struggling to recover. But businesses are now open, employment is slowlyRead More