
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
To Increase Access to and Quality of Health Care while Reducing Costs Click here to open a printable PDF in a new tab. It’s well known that Alaska has very high health-care costs that […]
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 […]
A Case Study of Maine and Analysis of 96 Other Jurisdictions Click here to open a PDF of the report in a new tab. The PDF includes the Appendix. Introduction A movement […]
Dust off Alaska’s Statutes and Eliminate Them Click here to open a printable PDF of the policy brief in a new tab. Alaska has incredibly high health-care costs, and a recent report by […]
Click here to open the PDF of the report in a new tab. Introduction These budget blocks are a simple, straightforward way to visualize how Alaska is spending its money and from […]
By Dr. Benedic Ippolito Click here to open the PDF of the report in a new tab. Foreword Health care costs have been a very public topic of discussion in America for […]
Click here to open the PDF in a new tab. Introduction Across the country, states’ economies and budgets have been hit heavily due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and unfortunately, Alaska is no exception. […]
Click here to open the PDF in a new tab. Click here to download the Excel file of figures and tables. State Policy Decisions Affect State Competitiveness Over the past decade, Alaska has lost […]
Click to open the PDF in a new tab. Introduction Many K–12 education advocacy groups in Alaska receive significant amounts of public funding for their internal operations, and dedicate a large share […]
And Protecting the Safety Net for the Truly Needy The Foundation for Government Accountability has released a memo with 12 recommendations for moving Alaskans off welfare and back into work, which will protect […]
Open a printable PDF version of the policy brief here. Introduction Several Alaskan cities have already instituted single-use plastic bag bans, and more are considering legislation to regulate the use of plastic bags.[1] […]
Transparency is a foremost goal of the Alaska Policy Forum. As citizens, we hold a critical interest in how our tax dollars are used and transparency only serves to better inform our future […]
An offensive narrative has been circulating that Alaska Native children are to blame for our state’s low reading test scores. That narrative is not only extremely divisive and offensive – it is untrue. […]