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Alaska’s new governor will face a daunting financial challenge

ANALYSIS: Alaska's new governor campaigned on paying higher Permanent Fund Dividends. The challenge will be how to afford them.

By Dermot Cole November 9, 2018
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Alaska’s next governor takes office in December after a campaign that largely hinged on his opposition to taxes and his support for sending Alaskans bigger annual checks from the state’s $63 billion savings account.

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