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Coalition Letters: SEC Should Abandon Climate Disclosure Proposal
Alaska Policy Forum joined many public policy organizations on two coalition letters recommending that the Securities & Exchange Commission abandon its climate disclosure proposal. The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed mandating corporations […]
Coalition Letter: Price Setting is a Bad Idea
Alaska Policy Forum joined over 80 others on a coalition letter opposing the 95 percent tax on prescription medicines contained in federal H.R. 5376, the “Build Back Better Act.” In a time of […]
Historic Victory for Alaska’s Children
Alaska Policy Forum was pleased to be invited to the bill signing ceremony for the Alaska Reads Act, which contains K–12 reforms for which APF has been advocating since 2013. In our 2013 […]
The Best and the Worst of the 2022 Legislative Session
As is often the case, there was no shortage of bills introduced to the 32nd Legislature (which comprises 2021 and 2022). Not counting resolutions, legislators introduced 690. Those that did not pass both […]
Testimony: Health Care Services By Telelealth
Costs & Risks of Alaska Pension Changes
Experts from Reason Foundation’s Pension Integrity Project recently joined us for a 45-minute discussion on the costs and risks of changes to Alaska’s pension systems. You can watch the recording here (begins 04:30), […]
WEBINAR: Costs and Risks of Alaska Pension Changes
In 2006, the state of Alaska moved from one type of retirement system (defined benefits pension-DBP) for state employees to a 401(k)-style defined contribution retirement plan. The reason for this switch was concerns […]
Video: Former Principal Supports Read by 9
Only one in four Alaska fourth grade students are reading on grade level. But there is a prescription for this problem. Debra Van Dyke was formerly principal at Fort Yukon School in the […]
College Students, This Is Your Chance!
UPDATE: applications are closed and an intern has been hired! Applications for APF’s Summer 2022 internship are now open! College students, you can read more about this on our Internship page. Former APF […]
Testimony: Retirement Benefits
Appeals Court Backs Izembek Land Exchange
This article was originally published by The Heartland Institute on April 14, 2022. A three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a lower court’s rejection of a land exchange […]
Testimony: Health Insurance Incentive Program
Testimony: Unemployment Benefits
Coalition Letter: Empower American Workers By Protecting Freedom
Alaska Policy Forum joined nearly 50 groups on a coalition letter in support of the Employee Rights Act (ERA) of 2022. The ERA would require workers to consent for union dues deductions, protect […]
Video: The Wrath of CON
Alaska’s Certificate Of Need (CON) laws are hurting Alaskans. We are feeling the Wrath of CON. Watch this entertaining video for the full story, and read more about this important issue at www.mercatus.org/con. […]