Payments for this year’s permanent fund dividend started Thursday. More than 600,000 Alaskans will get the $1,000 PFD – and when adjusted for inflation, it’s the smallest amount in state history.
This year, thousands of Alaskan taxpayers will receive a $1,000 stimulus check from the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). The PFD, derived from the state's oil and mineral revenues, aims to support ...