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Senate Had Opportunity to Tie BSA Increase to Outcomes
Education spending was a source of endless debate in the 33rd legislature this spring. The legislature ultimately authorized the largest ever one-time increase in school funding totaling $175 million. The budget included noRead More
Alaska Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS): HB22 / SB35 Threaten Alaska’s Budgets
In partnership with Alaska Policy Forum, the Pension Integrity Project at Reason Foundation analyzed two bills proposing public retirement plan changes in the Alaska Legislature. Examining An Alaska Pension Reform Counterfactual
Cash for Alaska’s School Districts: July 2023 Update
By Quinn Townsend and Josiah Davidson The state of Alaska 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 andRead More
Alaska Has a Responsible Budget
The annual state budget has finally been delivered, reviewed, and signed as of mid-June 2023. For the first time since Alaska Policy Forum (APF) began releasing the annual Responsible Alaska Budget (RAB), theRead More
Testimony: The Benefits of Government Appropriation Limits
Alaska Policy Forum’s Policy Fellow, Dr. Vance Ginn, Ph.D., was invited to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on the benefits of government appropriation limits. Presentation Documents: Tax and Expenditure Limits (TELs) inRead More