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OPINION: Why Alaska should never pass a budget exceeding $7.7 billion in state funds

FeaturedJanuary 13, 2023

By Vance Ginn and Quinn Townsend – Alaska Policy Forum Introduction While revenue estimates for the state of Alaska hit a record high last fiscal year, this upcoming fiscal year 2024 (July 2023 – June 2024) is another story. The Fall 2022 revenue

What’s driving Alaska’s ongoing workforce shortage?

FeaturedJanuary 6, 2023

A new report from Alaska’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development predicts that the ongoing worker shortage, which has plagued businesses for the past two years, will continue in 2023. “As Alaska’s economy continues to recover, the worker

Churches prepare to welcome religiously unaffiliated visitors for Christmas

CultureDecember 21, 2022

Some of the largest religious gatherings in Alaska and across the country typically occur around Christmas when infrequent church goers take time to attend holiday services with friends and family members. Christmas Eve, which is particularly popular across

Babies are increasingly rare in Alaska

CultureDecember 14, 2022

A new report from the Alaska Dept. of Health reveals that Alaska births are continuing their downward spiral with just 9,410 new babies born in 2021. That’s 1,042 fewer births than in 2017 and the lowest number since at least 1992, when there were 11,725

Judge to rule Dec. 9 on whether to dismiss case against Rep. Eastman’s eligibility to hold office

FeaturedDecember 8, 2022

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna said on Dec. 8 that he will issue his decision Friday on whether to proceed with a case alleging that State Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) is eligible to hold public office. Eastman was reelected to the State House

Alaska students are a year behind U.S. average in reading, math

EducationDecember 3, 2022

By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Introduction Late October brought the release of the 2022 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card. The NAEP is a nationwide assessment

Homer mom objects to LGBTQ/drag queen books planted in library children’s section

UncategorizedNovember 12, 2022

As the mother of three young children, Maddy Veldstra is a regular patron of the Homer Public Library. Lately, however, she’s been concerned about controversial LGBTQ titles that library staff have deliberately planted in the traditional children’s

OPINION: A Christ-Centered Imperative

ApologeticsNovember 1, 2022

For several years now I have had a copy of Francis Schaeffer’s famous book from 1976 on my desk, more as a reminder to myself, than as an indicator of my faith to guests. His most famous work, ‘How should we then live?‘ is a treatise on

The ‘Volkmer Effect’ on Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat

FeaturedOctober 26, 2022

(EricN Publications) – Who is Harold Volkmer and why should it matter to Alaskans? This past August, in a special election completed through a new ranked voting system, a Democrat was elected to be our representative in Washington. This, in a state,

Who are Alaska’s Good Guys & Bad Guys when it comes to a full PFD?

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendOctober 18, 2022

Let’s get it right this time in dealing with the Alaska Permanent Fund and its Dividend. First the calculation that worked for over 30 years was earnings based. In other words, how much did the Fund earn over the last five years, less the inflation

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