State eyes Alaska Permanent Fund earnings draw without plan

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.’s exterior sign. Fund earnings could be spent for state government without a plan. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
Lawmakers have proposed drawing money from the Alaska Permanent Fund earnings to pay for state government for the first time. But as the Legislature focuses on preventing a government shutdown, it’s increasingly likely the draw won’t be based on any one plan. And that’s raising concerns with lawmakers, the fund’s leader an