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Alaskans to get record high $3,284 PFD this month

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendSeptember 8, 2022

Eligible Alaskans will begin receiving $3,284 this month. That includes a $650 energy relief check that state lawmakers approved earlier this year. The combined amount represents the largest payout in the Permanent Fund Dividend program’s 41-year history.

How to combat Alaska’s soaring health care spending

FeaturedAugust 31, 2022

By Aubrey Wursten – Alaska Policy Forum In a conclusion that has become predictable, a recent study by peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs found that when compared to all states, Alaska once again had the highest health spending per capita.

Leftist dark money bankrolls opposition to Alaska Constitutional Convention

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendAugust 22, 2022

Despite campaign propaganda warning Alaskans that a constitutional convention would expose Alaska to outside influence by deep-pocketed special interest groups, one of the nation’s largest dark-money behemoths is bankrolling the primary organization

Cumbersome laws, high min-wage stifle new business in Alaska

FeaturedAugust 15, 2022

By Aubrey Wursten – Alaska Policy Forum Because startup companies play a major role in driving the economy, discouragement of new business creation has a ripple effect on the rest of Alaska’s market. Startups create most net new jobs and encourage

IRS hiring gun-toting agents to serve ‘taxpaying public’

FeaturedAugust 11, 2022

With the Democratic controlled Congress set to approve $80 billion dollars for the IRS, the agency is already attempting to boost its ranks with special gun-toting agents who are willing and able to make arrests, execute search warrants and perform “other

AK schools have spent 40% of their $538M in Covid cash – mostly on salaries, benefits

COVIDAugust 11, 2022

Over the past two years, Alaska’s public schools have taken in more than $538 million in federal Covid relief money. Of that, they have only spent $187 million, about 40%. The state launched a comprehensive dashboard detailing exactly how much money each

COVID Cash: Anchorage Assembly doles out $51 million for pet projects

FeaturedAugust 10, 2022

The Anchorage Assembly voted 10-2 on Aug. 9 to award another $51 million in federal Covid funds to local businesses and non-profits. The unprecedented monetary giveaway comes thanks to the Biden Administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which was

Alaskans join growing ranks in rejecting ‘invasive’ federal survey

FinanceAugust 4, 2022

A growing number of U.S. residents, including those in Alaska, are flat out refusing to participate in the American Community Survey, a federal project which asks specific and personal questions regarding sexual orientation, marital status, fertility history,

Bill Walker ‘very supportive’ of Murkowski – doesn’t regret cutting PFDs

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendJuly 27, 2022

In a July 26 radio interview on the Tom Anderson Show, former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, who’s now attempting to reclaim the governor’s seat he lost in 2018, said supports U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and has no problem with the controversial new ranked-choice

Power to the People: Sen. Shower urges Alaskans to call a Constitutional Convention

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendJuly 26, 2022

In a July 25 talk to Mat-Su residents, State Sen. Mike Shower (R-Wasilla) said he has reconsidered his position when it comes to whether Alaskans should call a statewide constitutional convention to protect the Permanent Fund Dividend, reform elections and

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