...nothing to do directly with the total value of the fund and nothing to do with still robust oil prices, either, said fund spokeswoman Laura Achee. Oil prices can boost the fund's principal, but the money must be invested. Payouts are calculated...

...corporation transferred $691 million to the state Department of Revenue to pay for the dividend program, according to fund spokeswoman Laura Achee. That amount will be split among approximately 600,000 Alaskans who could be eligible for the 2003...