Public testimony: Keep state hands off of dividends

Alaskans don’t want to see large cuts to their annual Permanent Fund dividends. At least, that was the message most people delivered Thursday night about Gov. Bill Walker’s plan for the fund.
Martin Stepetin Sr. of Juneau testifies on SB23 in the Senate State Affairs Committee, Feb. 4, 2016. The bill is the governor’s plan for reshaping the Permanent Fund to make state government fiscally sustainable. (Photo by John Kelly/360 North)
The Senate State Affairs Committee