Permanent Fund Dividend Appreciation Day June 14, 2019 WHEREAS, The Alaska Constitution recognizes that our natural resources are meant for the common use and maximum benefit of all Alaskans; and WHEREAS a portion of this wealth has been set aside for future generations through the creation of the Permanent Fund, protected from those who would squander it; and WHEREAS a portion of the […]
Governor Calls Special Session in Wasilla to Complete Work on Permanent Fund Dividend June 13, 2019 Thursday, June 13, 2019 (Prudhoe Bay, AK) – Following legislative gridlock on the Permanent Fund Dividend throughout a 121-day regular session and month-long special session, Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today issued a proclamation calling the Alaska Legislature into special session to provide for a full PFD as outlined in Alaska statute. The special session proclamation […]
D-Day Remembrance Day June 6, 2019 WHEREAS, on this day, 75 years ago, in the midst of World War II, one of the most important battles in history commenced; and WHEREAS, more than 160,000 brave soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force invaded the 50-mile stretch of the heavily-fortified French Normandy coastline, to fight against Nazism and oppression; and […]
Women’s Suffrage Day June 4, 2019 WHEREAS, although both men and women worked together to build our great Nation, the fundamental right to have a voice in government was not allotted to women in the United States for over a century; and WHEREAS, the decades-long fight for women’s right to vote began on July 19, 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention, […]
Governor Dunleavy Responds to Senate Bill to Cut PFD June 3, 2019 Monday, June 3, 2019 (Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today issued a statement in response to SB 1002, a bill put forth by the Senate to disregard the statutory formula of the Permanent Fund Dividend and arbitrarily provide for a $1,600 dividend. “This bill kills the Permanent Fund Dividend as we know it. […]