Senate Democrats Request the Dunleavy Administration Disperse Permanent Fund Dividends Early

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Senate Democrats Request the Dunleavy Administration Disperse Permanent Fund Dividends Early

An Early Dividend Will Help Alaskans Through Unprecedented High Energy Costs ANCHORAGE – Tuesday, the Alaska Senate Democrats wrote to Governor Mike Dunleavy requesting this year’s $3,200 Permanent Fund Dividend and energy relief check be issued immediately to help Alaskans with high energy costs. Traditionally, the Permanent Fund Dividend is paid in October. In 2020, […]

Department Begins Issuing New $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Money

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Department Begins Issuing New $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Money

  JUNEAU, Alaska — On Monday, April 13, 2020, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development began issuing the new $600 federal pandemic unemployment compensation money to Alaska workers affected by the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The first federal disbursement included $12,853,200 to 16,183 Alaskans currently covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI). The […]