Permanent Fund
RSSAlaska Permanent Fund and PFD: annual amount debates, statutory formula fights, overdraw proposals, spending cap, endowment management
Alaska Permanent Fund hits $91.9 billion with a 12.4% return
The Alaska Permanent Fund turns 50 worth $91.9 billion after a 12.4% return. Its trustees want the annual draw locked into the state constitution.
by Walter AlaskaNews8h ago2 min read
Wisconsin-based organizing group recruits paid Alaskans to talk with friends before the Nov. 3 election
A Wisconsin group is offering Alaskans "up to $250+" to talk with friends about the PFD and cost of living. It's part of a national program.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Permanent Fund has $5.7B uncommitted after reserving next draw, inflation transfer
The Permanent Fund had $5.7B uncommitted July 31 after reserving $4.1B for the next draw and $1.7B for inflation proofing.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
PFD pays Oct. 1 by direct deposit, Oct. 22 for paper filers
The state still hasn't posted what this year's dividend is worth, and the first payments go out Oct. 1. Paper filers wait until Oct. 22 for theirs.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
The Permanent Fund earned a record $8.2 billion the Legislature can appropriate
The Permanent Fund earned a record $8.2 billion that lawmakers can spend. Nothing has been appropriated for inflation-proofing in three years.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Alaska's Permanent Fund had a banner year, but the money is spoken for
Alaska's Permanent Fund had a banner year, but the state has already spent it — on the budget, dividend and inflation protection, reviving a fiscal fight.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read
The Permanent Fund wants $215 million to run itself
The Permanent Fund wants $215.4 million to run itself next year, three-quarters of it going to the outside firms that manage the money.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
The Permanent Fund earned $8.2 billion and none of it went into protected principal
The Permanent Fund earned $8.2 billion last year and moved none of it into the part of the fund Alaskans cannot spend. That is two years running.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
The Permanent Fund's dividend account is running about $400 million ahead
The account that pays the Permanent Fund dividend held about $400 million more than it needs, a 7% cushion. No inflation proofing was appropriated for 2026.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
An advocacy group argues that cutting the dividend is a hidden tax. Whether it is depends on a question Alaska has never settled.
An advocacy group calls dividend cuts a hidden tax, but whether that's the right word turns on an unsettled question of what the PFD fundamentally is.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Scammers are posing as the PFD to phish Alaskans, and the state says don't bite
Scammers are posing as the PFD Division by fake email and text to phish Alaskans. The state says don't reply, don't click, and verify with a number you know.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A new committee would review how the Permanent Fund measures itself
How the Permanent Fund grades itself is contested — and trustees will weigh a new committee to review the benchmarks that decide the answer.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Bill Walker is backing away from his plan to end the PFD, weeks after proposing it
Weeks after proposing a one-time $10,000 payout to end the PFD, candidate Bill Walker is walking it back, now promising a plan that "strengthens" the dividend instead.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
The $15,000 PFD buy-out that never got a vote
A 2024 House bill that would have let Alaskans trade future Permanent Fund dividends for a guaranteed $15,000 payout never left committee and died when the Legislature adjourned.
by Alaska News3mo ago2 min read
Darren Morgan Deacon files for Alaska State Senate District S
Darren Morgan Deacon, a former tribal chief from Kalskag, filed as a Republican for Alaska State Senate District S on a platform of full Permanent Fund dividends and subsistence rights protection.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min read
Alaska Auto-IRA Bill Lets Workers Save PFD for Retirement
Alaska passed auto-IRA bill letting workers save Permanent Fund Dividend checks for retirement. • Program auto-enrolls private workers with paycheck deductions, costs employers nothing. • Targets half of Alaska workers without employer retirement plans. • Addresses senior poverty as Social Security falls short of Alaska living costs.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read
Alaska Senate passes $13.9B operating budget with $200 energy relief
Alaska Senate approved $13.9B budget with $200 energy relief per person added to Permanent Fund Dividend. • Budget passed 17-3 and includes $11M for heating assistance and $29.1M in school fuel grants. • Operating budget maintains $44M surplus and now goes to House for final vote.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read
House panel hears electronic pull-tab bill with 35% manufacturer cap
The House Labor and Commerce Committee heard testimony Monday on a bill that would cap manufacturer fees for electronic pull-tabs at 35%, drawing criticism from operators who say the rate is too high compared to Minnesota's 20% cap.
by Alaska News4mo ago4 min read
Alaska Lawmakers Propose Legislative Oversight of $80B Permanent Fund Board
House committee considers requiring legislative confirmation of Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation trustees for the first time since 1982, though constitutional concerns may require a constitutional amendment.
by Alaska News5mo ago3 min read