JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska legislators face mounting pressure to decide the annual dividend paid to residents from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund, with Gov. The amount expected to be paid this fall is unresolved as lawmakers grapple with how the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend program should look going forward. He spoke in his hometown of Wasilla, outside a middle school, his recommended venue for a July special session. A governor can call a special session but legislators don’t have to act on any of the agenda items. We absolutely must work with Alaskans on a solution for the Permanent Fund dividend and we have to deliver quality, constitutionally required services.

Source: thestar June 14, 2019 19:26 UTC