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By Tim Benson This article was originally published by The Heartland Institute on July 30, 2021. On NAEP, Alaska Students Score 12.5 Points Below National Average In Math, 7.5 Points Below In Reading […]
This article was first published in The Hill on July 24, 2021 by Greg George, Director of Legislative Affairs at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Americans have had a shared frustration for decades […]
This op-ed by Alaska Policy Forum board member, Jesse Sumner, was originally published by the Anchorage Daily News on July 11, 2021. After two special sessions to create a smart and functional […]
This article was originally published in Must Read Alaska on July 10, 2021 by Win Gruening, board member of Alaska Policy Forum. If the election debacle that played out in the New […]
By Drew Godsell A Tax Foundation report calculating and ranking states’ state and local tax burdens, ranked Alaska in 50th place with the lowest burden. This is because Alaska asks notably little of […]
This article was originally published by the Anchorage Daily News on June 17, 2021. Alaska has always been viewed as a frontier for freedom, where individual liberty is never sacrificed on the […]
This article was originally published in the Juneau Empire by Win Gruening, Alaska Policy Forum board member, on June 24, 2021. In 1962, President John Kennedy issued Executive Order 10988, paving the […]
By Drew Godsell A report from the Mercatus Center comparing regulatory burdens in different states ranks Alaska 24th in the nation for the largest occupational licensure burden. While regulations and licensures are usually justified as a means of […]
To view a printable PDF and the full list of signees, click here. March 22, 2021 The Honorable Janet Yellen Secretary U.S. Department of Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear […]
This testimony was written and presented by Dr. Roger Stark, MD of the Washington Policy Center for Healthcare. To read the full PDF, click here. Key Findings 1. In the 1960s and 70s […]
This article was originally published in the Juneau Empire on May 11, 2021 and is sponsored by APF partner Mercatus Center. By Dr. Darcy Nikol Bryan, MD and Matthew D. Mitchell Back in […]
This article written by Ryan McKee originally appeared in the Anchorage Daily News on May 9, 2021. Alaskans suffer from a health care shortage in most of our boroughs. It is not that […]
Studies find that Alaskans can earn the equivalent of nearly $33 per hour just by staying home. The following analysis by FGA about Alaska’s unemployment Insurance (UI) payments reveals a costly program, both […]
Governor Dunleavy signed an administrative order forming a task force addressing how federal funds can best be used to increase Alaskan’s access to reliable internet services. Here at APF we support this bi-partisan […]
By Alex Pack Alaska ranks in the top five for having business friendly taxes. The Tax Foundation’s 2021 State Business Tax Climate Index ranked states based on the economic impact that their respective […]
APF recently joined a coalition of think tanks and taxpayer protection groups, led by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, in sending the following letter to members of Congress, urging them to […]