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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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    AP Photo / Becky Bohrer
The Alaska Capitol is shown on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Juneau, Alaska. There is interest among lawmakers and Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy in settling a dispute over the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend program, but no consensus on what the program should look like going forward.
    Alaskans get annual boost of free money from...
    By Becky Bohrer Associated Press • October 20, 2021 2:30 am

    Checks of $1,114 are expected to be paid to about 643,000 Alaskans, beginning this week.

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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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Alaska House Speaker Louise Stutes speaks to reporters after a floor session on Friday.
    PFD size up for debate in legislative session
    By Becky Bohrer Associated Press • August 25, 2021 2:30 am

    Dividends typically are paid out in the early fall.

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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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