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High cost of living makes an Alaska income tax doubly burdensome

FeaturedDecember 30, 2022

By Jared Walczak (Tax Foundation) Alaska’s decision to forgo an individual income tax serves an important role in offsetting above-average federal income tax burdens in Alaska. At first blush, this sounds confusing. Alaskans face the same federal income tax

Alaska’s rising education expenses fueled by benefits and a growing administrative apparatus

EducationDecember 28, 2022

By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The Reason Foundation recently published the 2022 K–12 education spending spotlight examining school finance trends from 2002 to 2020. The Alaska data points, calculated by the U.S. Census Bureau, show

Murkowski helps Dems pass spending bill that includes $11M for LGBTQ special interests

FeaturedDecember 23, 2022

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of 18 Republican senators who voted with Democrats to approve a $1.7 trillion bill to fund the federal government for the next year. The legislation includes 7,200 earmarks costing over $15 billion, including $11 million for

Sen. Hughes urges Alaska Senate Republicans to honor voters’ intent & form a ruling majority

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendNovember 22, 2022

Alaska’s current State Senate Majority Leader Shelley Hughes (R-Palmer) is urging Republicans to stick together and form a Republican controlled majority caucus for the upcoming legislative session. With the State Senate expected to be narrowly divided

Anchorage School Board Member: District must be held accountable, before seeking more money

EducationNovember 17, 2022

The Anchorage School District, which has been mired in disastrous student educational outcomes over the past several years, should not ask state lawmakers for increased state funding without first being willing to demonstrate accountability for the millions

Finance

High cost of living makes an Alaska income tax doubly burdensome

Alaska’s rising education expenses fueled by benefits and a growing administrative apparatus

Murkowski helps Dems pass spending bill that includes $11M for LGBTQ special interests

Sen. Hughes urges Alaska Senate Republicans to honor voters’ intent & form a ruling majority

Anchorage School Board Member: District must be held accountable, before seeking more money

Sen. Hughes: Alaska’s Constitutional Convention Question is truly David vs. Goliath

OPINION: Alaska is in the midst of a great constitutional debate

Breaking down how the State of Alaska spends its money

More taxes can’t solve Alaska’s unsustainable spending

Why Alaska’s teachers union fears a constitutional convention

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