Former lawmakers work to block PFD cut

Former Sen. Clem Tillion, an Alaska state legislator from 1963 to 1980 and Senate President in 1979 and 1980, shared a moment last year with eighth grade students from Juneau’s Dzantik’i Heeni middle school. Tillion opposes changes to the Permanent Fund. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
While the Legislature considers making changes to how Alaska Permanent Fund earnings are spent, former lawmakers Clem Tillion and Rick Halford are working to block a reduction to Permanent Fund dividend