Best solution to Alaska’s PFD ‘gorilla’ is to end the program with $10K payout, Walker argues

Bill Walker answers questions in a debate during his last run for governor on Oct. 19, 2022. (Valerie Kern/Alaska Public Media)
Former Gov. Bill Walker, running to again be Alaska’s top elected official, would like to end the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend program with a one-time $10,000 payment to each eligible Alaskan.
“We are in this to solve significant issues,” Walker said in a phone interview Friday. “Business as usual just isn’t going to work.”
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