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Experts from Reason Foundation’s Pension Integrity Project recently joined us for a 45-minute discussion on the costs and risks of changes to Alaska’s pension systems. You can watch the recording here (begins 04:30), […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Click here to view the interactive graphs (detached from the full report) For many years, the Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) has required the largest portions of state spending, with the Department […]
For the full report, click here For many years, the Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) has required the largest portions of state spending, with the Department of Health and Social Services […]
Click here for the full report. For many years, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has required one of the largest portions of state spending, second only to the Department of […]