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    PFD
    Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
    Opinion: Where has accountability gone in our state...
    By Frank Murkowski • February 27, 2025 1:30 am

    Thanks to an article in the Daily News, Alaskans have finally been made aware of the status of some of…

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    (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Permanent Fund troubles make for sad music
    By Larry Persily • August 22, 2024 1:30 am

    To modernize an old expression, Alaskans are fiddling while the Permanent Fund burns.

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    The deadline for the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, which comes from the fund managed by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, is March 31, 2024. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
    PFD applications open for 2024
    By Jacob Dye • January 4, 2024 1:30 am

    Filing for the 2024 Alaska Permanent Fund dividend opened Monday, and residents can submit their applications online until midnight on…

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    The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation building is seen in Juneau, Alaska, in March 2022. The deadline for the permanent fund dividend is coming up fast, landing on March 31, 2023. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
    PFD application deadline is next week; state revenue...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 23, 2023 2:30 am

    Alaska North Slope crude oil was estimated to be about $71.62 per barrel on Monday

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    Peninsula project funding, alcohol reform pass in Juneau
    Peninsula project funding, alcohol reform pass in Juneau
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 30, 2022 2:30 am

    $3,200 PFD payments, education legislation also included

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    The Alaska House of Representatives passed the state's operating and mental health budget bills on Saturday, April 9, 2022, after a week of marathon floor sessions tackling amendments. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    House passes operating, mental health budgets, fails to...
    By Peter Segall • April 13, 2022 5:30 am

    On to the Senate.

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    The deadline for the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, which comes from the fund managed by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, is coming up fast, landing on March 31, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
    Deadline approaching to apply for PFD
    By Michael S. Lockett • March 30, 2022 2:30 am

    This year’s payout is still being decided.

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    The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation building in October 2020. (Peter Segall/Juneau Empire file)
    PFD filing period now open
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 4, 2022 2:30 am

    The 2022 PFD application period opened Jan. 1 and will close on March 31.

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    Study: PFD increases spending on kids among low-income...
    By Peter Segall • December 1, 2021 5:30 am

    New study looks at PFD spending by parents

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    Office Max at the Nugget Mall in the Mendenhall Valley advertised Permanent Fund dividend sales on Thursday, July 2, 2020. This year's PFD will be  $1,114, the Alaska Department of Revenue announced. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
    Revenue Department announces 2021 PFD amount
    By Michael S. Lockett • October 1, 2021 2:30 am

    It’s a little more filling than last year.

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    Alaskans pick up and turn in Permanent Fund Dividend applications at the Department of Revenue office in the State Office Building in March 2011. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
    Dividend payments expected in 30 days
    By Peter Segall • September 22, 2021 2:30 am

    The bill passed, when do you get a check or deposit?

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    House Speaker Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, center, leaves the House chambers on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 following marathon floor sessions that morning and Monday night. The House passed an appropriations bill but not before members of the minority voiced deep objections. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    House passes budget bill, calls for $1,100 PFD
    By Peter Segall • September 1, 2021 2:30 am

    Fractious floor sessions.

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    Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File
The Alaska State Capitol.
    Dividend size is a sticking point for special...
    By Becky Bohrer Associated Press • August 18, 2021 6:30 am

    Debate over the check size in recent years has become politically charged and overshadowed issues.

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