Permanent Dividend News Today

The federal government did not issue another wave of stimulus check payments in 2022. However, some states imposed their own financial relief payments to eligible residents to offset the effects of inflation.

Print article Gov. Mike Dunleavy is beating the big-dividend drum again. In his annual State of the State address, the governor once more argued for a whopping $5,000 in direct payments to Alaska residents, despite a massively unbalanced budget and depleted savings. The plan will no doubt be popular among many; after all, who doesn’t like free money? But it’s also the most shortsighted budget idea Alaska has seen in a generation, one that would kneecap Alaskans’ future by – for the fir...