Topic - Alaska Permanent Fund

also believed that the legislature too quickly and too inefficiently spent the $900 million bonus the state got in 1969 after leasing out the oil fields. This belief spurred a desire to put some oil revenues out of direct political control. - Source: Wikipedia

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy walks to the podium at a news conference Friday, June 14, 2019, in Wasilla, Alaska. Dunleavy has called lawmakers into special session July 8 in Wasilla, and his administration gave a tour of the recommended site at Wasilla Middle School to reporters. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Alaska state Rep Cathy Tilton, right, listens as Rep. Lance Pruitt, center, uses a phone on the House floor before the start of the House floor session on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska. A budget compromise reached by House and Senate negotiators was up for debate Sunday. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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The Latest: Alaska House OKs permanent fund working group

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Joe Geldhof, left, testifies before the Alaska House Finance Committee on Thursday, May 23, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska, as Rep. Andy Josephson listens. The committee heard a bill that proposes a full Alaska Permanent Fund dividend this year but seeks changes to the dividend formula going forward. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Alaska House committee gets blowback to dividend proposal

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Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon listens to discussion on the House floor on Friday, May 3, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska, with House Chief Clerk Crys Jones on the right. The House rejected a Senate rewrite of the state budget Friday, clearing the way for negotiators to work toward a compromise. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

GOP lawmaker leaves Alaska House majority over budget vote

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, center, speaks to reporters on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska, during a news conference in which he unveiled proposed constitutional amendments dealing with spending, taxes and the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. Also pictured are Revenue Commissioner Bruce Tangeman, left, and Attorney General Kevin Clarkson, right. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Dunleavy proposes constitutional changes amid budget debate

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The Latest: Sparks fly in final Alaska gubernatorial debate

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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2011 file photo, then Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell holds up a sign with the amount of the year's Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend checks during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska. For decades, Alaska residents have shared in the state’s oil wealth and eagerly anticipated the reveal of the annual check’s amount and dreamed about how they’d use their portion. More recently, the excitement has been muted as Gov. Bill Walker and state legislators have capped the payout in response to Alaska’s budget deficit. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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The Latest: Walker calls oil-wealth fund bill historic

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FILE - In this March 5, 2013, file photo, former Sen. Clem Tillion speaks during the Alaska Legislative Centennial at Rockwell's restaurant in Juneau, Alaska. Tillion, a former state legislator, has supported the existing law for calculating the annual check that Alaska residents receive from the state's oil-wealth fund and was part of an effort that unsuccessfully challenged Gov. Bill Walker's 2016 halving of the checks. (Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire via AP, File)

Cash-strapped Alaska eyes earnings from oil wealth fund

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Alaska Legislature costs Alaska Permanent Fund millions

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