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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 […]
The special election to fill the remainder of late Congressman Don Young’s term is a perfect storm of confusion for most Alaskans, devastating trust in our elections. The special statewide primary election to […]
The state of Alaska has published the Alaska K–12 Education COVID-19 Federal Relief Funding Dashboard to make transparent how much federal COVID-19 relief funding school districts received and how the funds are being spent. In […]
This op-ed was originally published in the Anchorage Daily News on March 14, 2022. by Dr. Steven and Mrs. Leslie Becker Years of conversation about high prices and spending on health care in […]
Alaska has received hundreds of millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds, most of which have gone straight to public school districts. Collectively to date, schools have nearly $401 million in COVID-19 […]
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 […]
March 25 was Alaska’s Tax Freedom Day (TFD)—the day Alaskans and businesses in Alaska had worked enough days to pay all state and local taxes for the year. This is the earliest state […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reading by age nine is a crucial element of academic and professional success for Alaska’s students. Students who enter fourth grade reading fluently can learn the material; students who do not enter fourth […]
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 […]
The ability to vote in a simple, fair, and secure election is one of the most basic civil rights in America. It is incredibly important that Alaskans trust the process and outcomes of […]
According to a report by our network partner, Tax Foundation, Alaska ranks 31st out of 50 states for how well-funded the public pensions are. As of 2020, one year after the Tax Foundation […]