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Alaska legislators say state’s fiscal picture is among the worst in decades
“The state of Alaska is probably facing its largest fiscal problem … in 30 years,” said Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel and ...
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Opinion: Alaskans need to decide what’s more important — adequate school funding or a big PFD
Last year’s budget paid out a $1,702 Permanent Fund dividend to Alaskans. This year’s spending plan can afford an increase in ...
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Permanent Fund Dividend: Who receives the $1702 stimulus check this February?
The Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) for 2025 has been confirmed, offering a significant financial boost to residents, with a ...
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Stimulus check $1,702: What do you need to claim it besides living in Alaska?
Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program has announced a significant increase in the annual payout for 2025, offering $1,702 to each eligible resident.
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Nonresident hiring in Alaska hits new record, state analysis shows
The department uses Alaska Permanent Fund dividend applications to analyze worker residency. In 2023, the biggest percentage increase in nonresident employment in 2023 was in the construction ...
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How ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ helps explain Trump’s terrible sovereign wealth fund idea
or the Alaska Permanent Fund, which pays annual dividends to residents from oil revenue. But this is Trump we're talking about. The chances that a sovereign wealth fund he creates would simply be ...
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Nonresident hiring in Alaska hits new record, state analysis shows
Industries that have long relied on out-of-state workers increased their nonresident hire in 2023, but so did other major ...
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Alaska, one of two states without a cabinet-level agriculture department, is planning to create one
Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new Department of Agriculture will start July 1 unless voted down by ...