In the nearly 50 years since Alaskans overwhelmingly voted to create the Alaska Permanent Fund, it has become a globally recognized sovereign wealth fund and a household name for every Alaskan. It ...

As Alaska braces for another challenging budget season, state Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, is calling for realism in Governor Mike Dunleavy’s soon-to-be-released spending plan. Speaking at a Juneau ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 20—Alaskans will begin receiving $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend payments next month, the Department of Revenue said Friday.

Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend is often regarded as a yearly Alaska stimulus check for residents, injecting cash directly into households and the state economy. In 2024, the program marked its 43rd ...

The state agency that manages the Alaska Permanent Fund is again warning that it’s running low on spendable money. At a meeting in Anchorage on Monday, the managers called on the Legislature to amend ...

A top financial manager with the $80 billion Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. in emails raised concerns about efforts by the fund’s vice chair to set up meetings between Permanent Fund staff and business ...

Federal stimulus checks are nowhere in sight, but states are doing their bit to help in one form or another. The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend is one such payment that many people can expect to ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Alaskans are set to earn direct payments of up to $1,312 in just two ...

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.’s exterior sign. There’s a nearly 50-50 chance that the Alaska Permanent Fund won’t have enough spendable money to pay dividends and the state’s bills at least once ...