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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

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

AbortionNovember 2, 2022

Alaskans, I respectfully implore you to recognize that the flood of paid advertisements you’ve been hearing about a state constitutional convention may not be the whole story – and dare I say it is “spinning” the story to protect the power and wealth

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

AbortionNovember 2, 2022

Every 10 years the voters of Alaska have the chance to determine whether to open our state constitution up for changes. Our founders had the foresight to give us this option. “Defend Our Constitution,” the group using substantial amounts of dark

Breaking down how the State of Alaska spends its money

FeaturedNovember 2, 2022

By Quinn Townsend – (Alaska Policy Forum) Alaska Policy Forum’s annual Budget Blocks are a simple, straightforward way to visualize how Alaska is spending its money and from which funds that money is coming. The size of each block corresponds to the

More taxes can’t solve Alaska’s unsustainable spending

FeaturedNovember 1, 2022

By Quinn Townsend – (Alaska Policy Forum) In the spring of 2019, Alaska Policy Forum published a report with economists from The Buckeye Institute examining the need for state spending reductions and the economic effects of 2019 tax

Why Alaska’s teachers union fears a constitutional convention

EducationOctober 31, 2022

Alaska’s government funded education has enjoyed a long ride with very little competition from private schools. The results have proven disastrous with most Alaska children now considered below proficient in basic reading and math. Despite pumping

AK Constitutional Convention Debate: Round 2 of Bob Bird vs. John Coghill

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendOctober 21, 2022

For those who missed the first Alaska Constitutional Convention debate between Bob Bird and John Coghill, the two longtime political movers will lock rhetorical horns again on Oct. 27 for a live, on-air debate on The Talk of the Kenai radio show, which can be

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