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The Alaska Permanent Fund was established much than 40 years ago. Through nan decades location person been aggregate changes to really costs are allocated, and perennial legislative fights complete nan magnitude of nan Permanent Fund dividend. Amid concerns complete its semipermanent stability, Permanent Fund managers are proposing changes to nan fund’s building they opportunity will protect it for nan future. What are they advocating for and really do existent and erstwhile lawmakers consciousness astir nan proposals?

HOST: Lori Townsend

GUESTS:

  • Deven Mitchell – Executive Director and CEO, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
  • Jennifer Johnston – Former Republican authorities typical and Anchorage assembly member
  • Sen. Bill Wielechowski – Democratic authorities senator, Anchorage

Resources:

  • Alaska Permanent Fund headed for fiscal crisis, arsenic authorities fund progressively relies connected it
  • Why Permanent Fund managers are again sounding nan siren astir a cardinal relationship moving low
  • Alaska Budget Choices – What would your equilibrium of nan fund and dividend look like?

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Lori Townsend

Lori Townsend is nan main editor, elder vice president of publicity and elder big for Alaska Public Media. You tin nonstop her news tips and programme ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452. Read much astir Lori here.