Alaska has a problem. Over a quarter of its promised public pensions have yet to be funded, known as unfunded liabilities, leaving the state in a precarious financial position. In recent years, the stateRead More
Alaska’s Unfunded Liabilities
How Alaska’s Defined Contribution Plan and Supplemental Annuity Plan Compare to the Gold Standard
By Richard Hiller and Rod Crane at Reason Foundation, in conjunction with Alaska Policy Forum This is a review of Alaska’s defined contribution retirement plan (DCR), also referred to as Tier 4, andRead More
Observations and Data Points on the State of Alaska Bargaining Units Presentation
On January 17, 2020, the Senate Finance Committee saw a presentation from the Department of Administration regarding the costs of the state’s unionized public employees by bargaining unit from 2009 to 2019. The Alaska Policy Forum has summarized the data in this preliminary report, and theRead More