Anchorage, Alaska – Revenue Commissioner Bryan Butcher announced yesterday that an estimated 646,805 eligible Alaskans will receive a 2012 Permanent Fund Dividend in the amount of $878. According to the Department of Revenue, 677,733 applied for the 2012 dividend, an increase of approximately 1,500 applications compared to 2011.
Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell has ordered state flags to fly at half-staff on Tuesday, September 18, in honor and memory of former Representative Henry Pratt. Representative Pratt died August 30. He was 82.
Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell has ordered all flags (in accordance with Public Law 107-89) at public facilities be flown at half-staff throughout Alaska on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, in observance of Patriot Day.
Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell announced on Saturday that Department of Natural Resources personnel and equipment were dispatched to assist with the cleanup effort following the severe windstorm that hit Anchorage last week.