Tag: Politics

Dan Sullivan: Another Permanent Fund plan

After the budget and the tiny PFD, each lawmaker gets $8,700 for special session

Tavoliero: Comrade Merrick doesn’t want people to vote on the Permanent Fund dividend calculation

Dan Fagan: They claim they slashed budget by 40%, but here’s what they didn’t tell you

Conference Committee sets PFD check at either $525 or $1,100, as dividend becomes a bargaining chip for budget

Report: Suicides on Alaska military bases spiking in 2021

As Tongass trees get locked up by Biden, will lumber prices to go even higher?

Win Gruening: Cruise ship tourism, moving forward or looking back?

Legislative update: A tax is on the table, and a new ‘dividend fund’ plan is heard, conference committee stagnates