The AFL-CIO of Alaska has sent a strong message to lawmakers in the Alaska House to not concur with the Senate version of the budget, which uses the statutory and legal formula for the calculating the Permanent Fund dividend. The current dividend and energy aid check totals about $5,500 for every qualifying Alaskan. In a … Continue reading AFL-CIO comes out blasting a full dividend for Alaskans, calling it ‘irresponsible’