Anchorage senator seeks to stop cut to PFDs

Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, after a floor session in June. He’s seeking to stop a cut to Permanent Fund dividends. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/KTOO)
Sen. Bill Wielechowski  plans to file a lawsuit on Friday seeking to force the Permanent Fund Corporation to transfer the full amount for Permanent Fund dividends this year.
If successful, then the lawsuit would double the dividend amount, from $1,000  to slightly more than $2,000.
Wielechowski’s suit would essenti