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 […]
Alaska’s Public Pension Health, Ranked
Rebuilding Alaska’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
By Rea S. Hederman Jr. and Quinn Townsend In late spring, Alaska will receive its second and final share of federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). With the size of […]
Alaska Marine Highway System: Alternative Approaches
By Quinn Townsend and Sarah Montalbano The state-owned Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) provides ferry transportation to 35 Alaskan coastal communities, contributing to the economic and social well-being of those communities.[1] Unfortunately, it […]
How to Raise Alaska’s Already High Cost of Living
The cost of living in Alaska is high and Alaskans know it. In fact, in a ranking of 250 cities around the country in early 2021, four Alaskan cities are ranked in the top 25 most expensive: […]
Alaska’s State-Local Tax Burden, Ranked
By Drew Godsell A Tax Foundation report calculating and ranking states’ state and local tax burdens, ranked Alaska in 50th place with the lowest burden. This is because Alaska asks notably little of […]
Debunking the Myth of Alaska’s “40% Budget Cuts”
Click here to open a printable PDF of the report in a new tab. Alaska state spending, particularly the spending sustaining state government, needs to be reined in. Some argue everything that can […]