Input needed: Should Alaska ask teens detailed questions about sexual practices?
The State of Alaska is seeking input into which questions should be asked during the biennial Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which typically gathers information about the sexual practices, drug use home life and general health and wellbeing of high
When will Alaska’s schools return to ‘normal’?
By Win Gruening – Alaska Policy Forum If the word “normal” seems overused these days, you aren’t imagining it. Everyone wants to get back to normal. Especially in our local schools. But that’s easier said than done. My perception of normal no
Alaskans to get record high $3,284 PFD this month
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.
Distribution of Covid funds to Alaska businesses rife with irregularities, errors
A recently released audit of the $282 million in CARES Act funds that Alaska issued to small businesses as part of the massive Covid relief spending shows massive irregularities, errors and the awarding of numerous unallowable grants. The state’s
Trainings to equip conservative Alaskan activists for Nov. 8 election
Alaska Family Council is hosting two upcoming workshops designed to help conservatives be more comfortable and proficient in campaign activism. Scheduled for Fairbanks and Anchorage, the training events will deal with how to effectively campaign door-to-door,
OPINION: Conservative Alaskans must be calculating voters to win under RCV
Alaskan Conservatives are doing what they always do. Less than a week after our eye-popping defeat in the Special Election, Alaskan Conservatives are still squabbling over “Who-is-more-conservative-than-whom?” Instead, they should be strategizing
OPINION: Palin should quit so Alaska can elect a Republican to U.S. House
With 60% of the voters choosing Republicans (Palin and Begich) in round one of Alaska’s ranked-choice vote election for the U.S. House, it seemed like the final outcome should have been a Republican win. One of the Republicans should have inherited the
Most of Alaska faces population decline as birth rates plummet
With fewer Alaskans choosing to have children the state’s population is expected to begin a decades-long decline in most areas. Overall, thanks mostly to growth in the Mat-Su, Alaska’s population is predicted to slightly increase by 24,800 people
ANALYSIS: Alaska must clean its voter rolls to ensure accurate elections
By Aubrey Wursten – Alaska Policy Forum The people of Alaska deserve election integrity, and ensuring the accuracy of voter rolls plays an essential part in achieving that goal. Incorrect voter rolls result in ineligible individuals voting – even
How to combat Alaska’s soaring health care spending
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.
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