On January 15, 2026, Alaska residents eagerly await the distribution of the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). This crucial financial support stems from the state's oil revenue investments, offering a ...

Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program is offering renewed financial relief, distributing annual stimulus-style ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a 4% statewide summer sales tax, effective through 2034, as part of his plan to bring ...

I want to stop our fights over the PFD and the Permanent Fund,” Dunleavy said in his State of the State speech on Thursday.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Friday that he would be introducing a constitutional amendment that would guarantee half of the ...

The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend is one of the most unusual in America due to the unusual distribution mechanism of its oil wealth, as Alaska has a unique and special system of payment of an annual ...

This year’s Permanent Fund dividend will be $1,000, an amount set by the Alaska Legislature in House Bill 53, the state’s annual operating budget bill, earlier this year. Ordinarily, lawmakers ...

Alaska 529 sent letters in July to past contributors, but some didn’t notice until a new account opened in their name when dividends went out in October.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivered his final State of the State address Thursday, promising a comprehensive fiscal plan to address ...

Kiehl said he’s focused on everything from balancing the state budget to addressing largely unregulated water pollution by ...

HB 93 seeks to mirror most Permanent Fund dividend residency requirements and apply them to fish and game entry requirements.

Alaska’s fiscal regime does not serve the state well. Alaska has no broad-based tax, no binding spending limit, no revenue ...