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Given the recent budget woes of the University of Alaska (UA) system and falling enrollment for nearly a decade, it is reasonable to wonder if earning a degree in Alaska is a sound economic investment for students. In other words, do Alaskan students leave […]
Click here to open a printable PDF of the policy brief in a new tab. Health-care costs in Alaska are high, and accessibility to quality care is often difficult, made only more […]
Alaskans suffer from some of the most expensive health care costs in the nation. Medicare enrollees comprise about 14 percent of Alaska’s population and increases in Medicare spending from 2008 to 2018 have […]
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 […]
After enduring months of on-and-off economic shutdowns, Alaska’s businesses are struggling to stay afloat and keep their employees. As they slowly reopen, they’re now at risk of being sued by customers who claim […]
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on Alaska’s economy and businesses are scrambling to keep up with ever-changing, and sometimes conflicting, public health guidelines. Currently, the threat of expensive and unexpected virus-related litigation makes […]
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 […]
National School Choice Week is underway, and families across the country are celebrating and participating in a variety of events. National School Choice Week (NSCW) shines a spotlight on effective education options for […]
As a direct result of the pandemic and subsequent shutdowns, Alaska has suffered a devastating blow to its economy, with the highest seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate of the year at 13.5 percent in April […]
Click here to open a printable PDF of the policy brief in a new tab. As Alaskans work to revive the state’s economy after the economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it […]
Given the necessity of roads in helping Alaskans travel, investing taxpayer dollars in roads seems to be one of the few legitimate functions of government. But according to the Reason Foundation, Alaskans aren’t […]
Early in 2020, legislation was announced again to address the third-grade literacy crisis facing Alaskan children. Year after year, the problem has been discussed and legislation with viable solutions proposed—only to go nowhere. Finally, in […]
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 […]
This article originally appeared in Must Read Alaska on December 23, 2020. At a recent Kenai School Board meeting, and as reported in Must Read Alaska, an impassioned argument was made to get young […]
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 […]
The Fraser Institute has released the updated edition of Economic Freedom of North America 2020, which examines the extent to which every state and province – in Canada, Mexico, and the United States […]