Three Alaska gubernatorial candidates endorse plan to restrict Permanent Fund spending

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 1,087

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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In a candidate forum Thursday, three of the four candidates to be Alaska’s next governor voiced support for a long-debated plan to restructure the Alaska Permanent Fund in order to permanently cap the amount of money that can be spent from it without a statewide vote.

“You’ve got to protect the Permanent Fund. You simply have to,” said Republican candidate and former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, speaking at the Commonwealth North forum.

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