JUNEAU – Tuesday, the Senate State Affairs Committee passed SJR1 to the Judiciary Committee, its next committee of referral. SJR1 would allow Alaskans a vote to safeguard the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) in the state’s constitution. The principal or “corpus” of the fund is already constitutionally protected and cannot be spent. However, the earnings of […]
Hello ! This year is flying by so fast! Only 28 days left to apply for your PFD! Now is also the time to do your part to help make our community a better place. We hope you will consider making a gift to Boys & Girls Clubs – Alaska this year. CLICK HERE […]
At CIRI, when we sit down to consider changes to the way we do business, besides keeping our shareholder’s best interests in mind, we usually look for one of two things: • Does this change reduce the cost without reducing the quality? (Increased Efficiency) • Does this change increase the quality without increasing the cost? […]
JUNEAU – Senator Bill Wielechowski (D – Anchorage) Monday introduced SB188, the Protect the Permanent Fund Dividend Act, which would require that any funds appropriated out of the Earnings Reserve Account of the Permanent Fund, with the exception of those used for inflation proofing or issuing PFD checks, must be repaid. This repayment would come […]