Residents of Alaska who are still awaiting their state benefit have a key date on the calendar this week. Permanent Fund ...

Overspending from the Permanent Fund and years of lost oil revenue are pushing the state toward a preventable budget crisis.

Residents of Alaska are just days away from receiving new economic relief. The Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program has confirmed that payments for the 2025 cycle will begin to be ...

A new round of $1,702 payments is set to hit the bank accounts of select residents in Alaska, bringing a fresh wave of financial assistance. This is part of the state’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) ...

The dividend was created to protect our shared resource wealth and hold government accountable — not to be negotiated away ...

Tuesday, Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) addressed a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature, outlining major federal achievements for Alaska during his first year in Congress and calling on ...

Just as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 drove oil prices higher — over $100 a barrel for several months — so too are the U.S. and Israeli attacks on ...

With the state Legislature starting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, the policymakers from across the state have returned to Alaska’s capital city. Juneau’s legislators weighed in on their expectations for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Mike Dunleavy gestures during his State of the State address on Jan. 22, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon) Gov.

Some Alaska lawmakers differ with Gov. Mike Dunleavy about how to tackle the state's $5.5 billion deficit. Processing Content Three speakers — all Republicans, like the governor — parted ways with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A network of pipelines, seen on Aug. 23, 2018, snakes through a portion of the Greater Prudhoe Bay Unit on Alaska's North Slope.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a 4% statewide summer sales tax, effective through 2034, as part of his plan to bring Alaska’s state revenue and expenses in line for the long term. If adopted, the ...