State’s lone member of U.S. House may have freshman productivity record, based on number of bills becoming law.

Millions of residents in Alaska are about to receive a special stimulus payment this September as part of the state’s unique Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program. This program has been giving money ...

Overspending from the Permanent Fund and years of lost oil revenue are pushing the state toward a preventable budget crisis.

People line up outside of the downtown Anchorage Permanent Fund Dividend office on March 31, 2023, the last day to submit applications. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) This year’s Permanent Fund ...

The dividend was created to protect our shared resource wealth and hold government accountable — not to be negotiated away ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 5—It's time to apply for the 2026 Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, an annual payment to Alaskans that often helps support ...

Alaskans have until March 31 to apply for annual dividend ...

It’s the first week of October, and you know what that means. Thousands of Alaskans woke up on Friday to find Permanent Fund Dividend checks deposited into their bank accounts. The modest amount of $1 ...

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 ...

Fifty years ago, Alaskan voters amended the state constitution to set aside a portion of the state’s revenues from oil and minerals, establishing the Alaska Permanent Fund to benefit all generations ...

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 ...