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On February 2, 2021, a letter signed by nine Alaska business organizations and the Alaska Policy Forum, was sent to Deb Haaland, current nominee for Secretary of the Interior. The letter is an […]
A nationwide coalition of 62 groups, activists, and legislators, including Alaska Policy Forum, sent the following letter to members of Congress, urging them to oppose a $15 federal minimum wage. Click here to […]
On Monday, February 1, 2021, a coalition letter signed by over 130 organizations was sent to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Republican Leader […]
By Corey A. DeAngelis, Ph.D. Foreword Perhaps no societal function has been more disrupted during the 2020-and-ongoing pandemic than K-12 education. A world in which schools actually closed their doors to students […]
By Daryl James This op-ed was originally published by the Juneau Empire on December 16, 2020. Police call the press and circulate photos when they find big stashes of contraband. Officers in Juneau and Nome welcomed the […]
Alaska Policy Forum has joined with the Galen Institute and 20 other organizations to send the following comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to support the codification of the […]
On December 4, 2020, Alaska Policy Forum joined with Americans for Prosperity and dozens of other organizations in signing the following letter in support of permanently enacting and enhancing the telehealth reforms that […]
By Win Gruening This article was originally published in Must Read Alaska on November 26, 2020. Is anyone paying attention? Scientific evidence continues to mount that K-through-12 schools can operate with face-to-face learning […]
By Robert Pondiscio This article originally appeared on the Thomas B. Fordham Institute website on November 19, 2020. At the tail end of a recent symposium titled “Why children can’t read—and what we can do […]
On November 19, 2020, the following amicus brief was accepted by the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in the case Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools v. Henrich. APF joined the Liberty Justice Center, […]
By Johan Soto Over the course of the pandemic, Alaska’s revenue has plummeted, reigniting the conversation on how the state should balance its budget. The following charts provide some background for the fiscal […]
By William R. Satterberg, Jr. I have been practicing both civil and criminal law since 1976. For several years, I have been asked why I did not become a judge. There are numerous […]
ASEA union bosses continue to block workers from exercising First Amendment right to cut off union dues payments spent on union politics and lobbying This article is republished with permission from the National […]
On October 22, 2020, APF joined with the American Energy Alliance and 40 other organizations to send the following letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to end the Production Tax Credit. Click […]
By Casey Dschaak Click here to open a print-ready PDF in a new tab. Introduction All states in the union have a resource or industry they are particularly exceptional at producing and providing. Some […]
By Debi Ghate This post was originally published by The Philanthropy Roundtable on October 8, 2020. Our readers know that The Philanthropy Roundtable has been watching legislative and legal actions in California carefully […]