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The following op-ed by Bethany Marcum, Executive Director of APF, was published in the Washington Examiner. A federal district court judge recently blocked the Trump administration from approving oil leases off the coast […]
Senate Joint Resolution 3, “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the membership of the judicial council”. Link to the full bill: http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/31/Bills/SJR003A.PDF Our testimony on Senate […]
Senate Bill 80 is “An Act relating to proposing and enacting laws by initiative.” Here is a link to the bill: http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/31/Bills/SB0080A.PDF Our testimony on Senate Bill 80 Our state is indeed fortunate […]
by Bob Maier, a resident of Anchorage who is both an ML&P and AWWU Ratepayer Proposition 10, which was passed by Anchorage voters this spring, began the process of selling Municipal Light and Power […]
If you are a frequent reader of the work of the Alaska Policy Forum, you will know that we highly value government and campaign transparency. To that end, we are pleased to introduce a […]
Background On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a decision which held that public employees do not have to pay union dues/fees as a condition of employment. This is commonly referred […]
Do you have an extra $45,689 for you and every member of your family (including kids)? That’s your share of the shortfall in Alaska’s unfunded public pensions. Alaskan Win Gruening writes in MustRead […]
IMPORTANT UPDATE to our Legislator Report Card as of August 17, 2018: The Alaska Policy Forum has learned that a technical issue has resulted in changes to our Legislator Report Card. An eagle-eyed […]
The Senate State Affairs Committee held a meeting earlier this summer to learn the impacts to our state if Ballot Measure 1 passes in November. None of the presenters took a position on […]
Every government union worker in the country is now “right to work.” With today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of Mark Janus in his suit against American Federation of State, […]
Alaskan hunter John Sturgeon is headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) for the second time on the same case. At issue is which governmental entity has jurisdiction over state waterways which […]
Alaska Policy Forum board member Paula Easley was recently published in the Anchorage Daily News opinion section where she was clear: the most critical issues facing our state should be left in the hands […]
Our energy op-ed was recently published in Tucker Carlson’s The Daily Caller. Want To Save the Environment? Support Offshore Drilling
We recently submitted a statement on House Joint Resolution 38: Private property is at the heart of opportunity in America, and it has been since before our formal founding. In response to actions […]
We have the opportunity to bring an epic new film to Anchorage! LITTLE PINK HOUSE is based on the real-life saga of Susette Kelo, a paramedic who refuses to be bullied by powerful […]