Tag: Alaska taxes

OPINION: Some legislation in Juneau is like an electric toilet

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendMarch 31, 2025

Although the teachers would like this legislation, we cannot afford these extravagant giveaways. They aren’t financially possible right now without committing theft from every man, woman, and child in the

Poll: Alaskans oppose tax hikes to flood state pension plan and public schools

EducationJanuary 31, 2025

A new statewide survey commissioned by Americans for Prosperity-Alaska (AFP-Alaska) makes it clear that Alaskans oppose new taxes for costly state pension plan proposals or expanded spending on state-funded education. Public opinion seems to contrast with

What do Alaskans really pay in taxes?

FeaturedOctober 30, 2024

Regarding property taxes, Alaska's two biggest cities, Fairbanks and Anchorage, pay the most - and Soldotna the least. I was relieved to find that Homer's residents pay below-average property

Americans for Prosperity-AK warns that legislative push to revive state retirement plan could cost $9B, require taxes, kill PFD

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendFebruary 1, 2024

One of the leading conservative advocacy groups in Alaska is urging the State House to reject the Senate’s approval of legislation that would restore a state employee pension plan that it says would cost Alaska upwards of $9 billion

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

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

Alaska taxes

OPINION: Some legislation in Juneau is like an electric toilet

Poll: Alaskans oppose tax hikes to flood state pension plan and public schools

What do Alaskans really pay in taxes?

Americans for Prosperity-AK warns that legislative push to revive state retirement plan could cost $9B, require taxes, kill PFD

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

More taxes can’t solve Alaska’s unsustainable spending

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