Former lawmakers, political activists launch group to block PFD restructure

They call themselves the Permanent Fund Defenders. The 12-member grassroots group is made up of former lawmakers and political activists whose New Year’s resolution is to convince lawmakers not to vote for Gov. Bill Walker’s proposal to restructure the Permanent Fund Dividend program this session.
Walker introduced a bill at that end last month as a long-term solution to the state’s multi-billion dollar budget gap.
But former Republican lawmaker Rick Halford and political activ