Alaska Payoff

Qualifying Alaskans - those who have been full-time residents of the state for a year or more - are in line for the biggest payout ever from the state's oil-earnings account. The fund, now worth US$23 billion, will pay each eligible Alaskan citizen $1,296.54 this year, the state government announced.

Qualifying Alaskans - those who have been full-time residents of the state for a year or more - are in line for the biggest payout ever from the state's oil-earnings account. The fund, now worth US$23 billion, will pay each eligible Alaskan citizen $1,296.54 this year, the state government announced.