Walker describes ‘painful’ PFD decision, highlights new education commissioner

Gov. Bill Walker addresses the 2016 Alaska Federation of Natives convention on Thursday in Fairbanks. (Photo by Jennifer Canfield)
The Alaska Federation of Natives convention is scheduled to take place each year shortly after Permanent Fund Dividends are distributed. And plenty of that money gets spent in Anchorage or Fairbanks, depending on where the convention is held.  
Gov. Bill Walker addressed the convention Thursday morning in Fairbanks. He focused his comments mostly on the State of