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Ten Alaskans selected for inaugural program The newly launched annual Alaska Leadership Academy (ALA) is proud to announce it has accepted ten Alaskans for the initial program cohort. This exciting program, sponsored by […]
If the word “normal” seems overused these days, you aren’t imagining it. Everyone wants to get back to normal. Especially in our local schools. But that’s easier said than done. My perception of […]
Alaska Policy Forum is honored to have been selected as a finalist for the State Policy Network’s Bob Williams Award for Outstanding Policy Achievement — Biggest Home State Win! APF was proud to […]
APF’s most generous donors, who are members of our Giving Clubs, recently had the opportunity to meet Governor Mike Dunleavy during a private event. Governor Dunleavy spent five years as an Alaska State […]
Alaskans have one week to apply to be accepted for Alaska Policy Forum’s inaugural annual leadership academy. This program will train, inform, equip and connect experienced and emerging leaders in Alaska on the […]
APF CEO Bethany Marcum was recently featured on the Must Read Alaska podcast to talk about our organization, and more specifically, about the exciting launch of the Alaska Leadership Academy. You can watch […]
Alaska Policy Forum is proud to announce the launch of its annual leadership academy. This program will train, inform, equip and connect experienced and emerging leaders in Alaska on the founding principles of […]
Alaska Policy Forum’s Research Associate Sarah Montalbano was a recent guest on the District of Conservation podcast with Gabriella Hoffman (episode 277). They discussed resource development in Alaska, the “roadless rule,” and more. […]
A recent report about the economic impacts of states’ responses to the pandemic shows that there was a direct correlation between the number of jobs lost and how severe a state’s shutdown was, […]
The Alaska legislature is contemplating House Bill 272, a proposal for a $71 million/year increase in K–12 spending ($590/student in average daily attendance). Part of the justification for the proposed increase seems to […]
The state of Alaska recently 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 […]
Click here to view the interactive graphs (detached from the full report) For many years, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has required one of the largest portions of state […]
Authored by Jonathan Helton of Grassroot Institute of Hawaii in association with Alaska Policy Forum The PDF in its original form can be found here. Executive Summary Alaska is heavily dependent on waterborne […]
APF Vice President Tim Barto was interviewed about Alaska on the podcast Forgotten America, which is produced by the Cardinal Institute For West Virginia Policy. The Cardinal Institute describes their Forgotten America project as, […]
With one policy change, Alaska can improve learning, reduce poverty and ensure more students are on the path to success in career and college. Alaska invests huge sums into public K—12 education but […]
By Christina Herrin This article was originally published by The Heartland Institute on February 26, 2021. Alaska is one of 35 states that enforce certificate of need (CON) laws. These laws are the epitome of government […]