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OPINION: Alaska’s Senate Majority is drooling over ways to spend your PFD

FeaturedFebruary 5, 2023

There is no amount of money that will ever satiate government bureaucracy. In fact, the larger it grows the more it demands. This is playing out in Alaska’s Senate as you read. The Senate Majority caucus – comprised of nine Democrats and eight Republicans

Do Alaskans get paid to live there? The who, what, when, where & why of the PFD

FeaturedJanuary 30, 2023

By ED KING – KING ECONOMICS GROUP Editor’s note: This article first appeared at King Economics Group. It is republished here with permission. Whenever I travel to the Lower 48, I usually get asked this question: “Do you really get paid just for

Who are Alaska’s Good Guys & Bad Guys when it comes to a full PFD?

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendOctober 18, 2022

Let’s get it right this time in dealing with the Alaska Permanent Fund and its Dividend. First the calculation that worked for over 30 years was earnings based. In other words, how much did the Fund earn over the last five years, less the inflation

Pro-constitutional convention Alaskans hosting kick-off rallies to protect PFD

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendSeptember 13, 2022

Alaskans in support of holding a statewide constitutional convention to establish a constitutionally protected Permanent Fund Dividend are holding a series of kick-off rallies on Sept. 20th. Alaska’s Constitution mandates that every 10 years voters be asked

Rep. McCabe’s rebuttal to Alaska legislators who voted against concurrence on state budget

AbortionJune 3, 2022

The budget process in the Alaska Legislature is a wild time. The House Finance Committee develops a budget based on finance subcommittee input as well as input from the governor’s budget and the various departments. The budget then goes to the House

Alaska gubernatorial candidate Kurka defends his PFD vote

AbortionJune 2, 2022

Editor’s note: The following open letter to Alaskans was written by Alaska State Rep. Christopher Kurka who is running for governor. Dear Fellow Alaskans: I acknowledge many of you are angry. Given what Alaskans have suffered during the last six years of

AK lawmakers use your money to buy your support for policies you hate

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendMay 13, 2022

I’m not saying our wise and benevolent politicians in Juneau would ever stoop so low, but picture for a moment the day you wake up and learn that your Alaska legislators have decided to begin using your own money to buy your support for their policies,

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