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The Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) in Alaska is a much-anticipated event, providing residents with a financial boost. This ...
Joe Paskvan writes in a commentary that Alaska should keep the Permanent Fund's principal nonspendable under the constitution.
The Senate’s new draft dividend figure, and other spending, could change as the budget advances through the legislative ...
As Alaska continues to grapple with fiscal uncertainty, the Alaska Permanent Fund remains at the heart of the conversation. Its performance and structure profoundly affect our state’s budget, the futu ...
If the committee figure becomes final, it would be the smallest dividend in state history, when adjusted for inflation.
Endowments have been around for a long time. Many universities have maintained them for decades, and they serve as major ...
Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) offers residents a financial boost, with 2025 seeing a significant increase. This year ...
The current structure invites short-term thinking and weakens long-term investment returns. It’s time to fix that.
I strongly oppose the change to Alaska’s Constitution to allow spending from a proposed single-component Permanent Fund. Today, the Permanent Fund [PF] has two components, its Principal Account ...
The Alaska Permanent Fund, the No. 1 source of general-purpose revenue for state services and the Permanent Fund dividend, suffered a multibillion-dollar loss during last week’s stock market crash.
Apr. 7—JUNEAU — The Alaska Permanent Fund lost $2.2 billion last week amid stock market turmoil, but the fund's managers said Monday that there is currently no cause for alarm. State lawmakers ...