Paying Dividends

The Alaska Senate’s plan for finding the money to pay full dividends includes breaking into the most sacrosanct of the state’s piggy banks.

Where do Alaska’s leading senators stand on the governor’s proposed budget and what do they see happening next?

Gov. Mike Dunleavy and members of the House Finance Committee hit the road talking about the budget and Alaskans across the state weigh in.

In this episode, we go back to the Capitol, to talk to Alaska lawmakers about what next year’s budget and PFD are actually going to look like.

In order to make good on his promise to pay full dividends, the governor is proposing steep cuts to the state’s budget.

When he was on the campaign trail, Gov. Michael Dunleavy promised to pay PFDs of more than $6,000. And now, he’s trying to make good on that promise.