To be eligible for a PFD, you must be an Alaska resident for the entire calendar year, and intend to stay in the state.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A petition demanding restoration to the statutory Permanent Fund Dividend formula has been gaining momentum online — the same year the dividend saw one of its lowest amounts ...

Amid a severe state budget deficit, the Alaska Senate Finance Committee is proposing the lowest Permanent Fund dividend in five years and — if adjusted for inflation — the lowest dividend ever. On ...

I write as a lifelong Alaskan deeply committed to the original promise of the Permanent Fund dividend (PFD). I share the concern expressed by Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom in the ADN recently ("An ...

News-Miner opinion: Alaskans love the Permanent Fund dividend. In fact, we love it so much that we’ve spent the last decade waging a political civil war over it — the kind that fills campaign mailers, ...

It is time now for the Legislature to seriously consider eliminating the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) and to establish a mechanism to provide a replacement income source only for those who are ...

It’s the first week of October, and you know what that means. Thousands of Alaskans woke up on Friday to find Permanent Fund Dividend checks deposited into their bank accounts. The modest amount of $1 ...