The Alaska economy, the current Alaska Fiscal Crisis and the development of Alaska Native Corporations.

1) Please describe the Alaska economy, what supports it, how diversified is it, how is it changing, what are its strengths and weaknesses?
2) What services does the State of Alaska offer to its residents? How does the State of Alaska pay for these services? How diversified are the revenue sources to the State of Alaska?
3) How does the Permanent Fund work, where does its earnings come from and how are they spent? Is the Permanent Fund Dividend a Constitutional right for Alaskans? How might the Alaska Permanent Fund assist in addressing Alaska's current fiscal crisis?
4) Please describe the State of Alaska's current fiscal crisis. What is the size of the problem? What is the cause of the problem? When will the problem become critical? What would be your solutions to solving the fiscal crisis (if you suggest cutting the budget, you must specify what you would cut and how much it would save the State)?
5) What are Alaska Native Corporations? How did they come to be? What kinds of businesses do Alaska Native Corporations currently operate? What is the relative contribution to the Alaska economy by Alaska Native Corporations (e.g. what per cent of employment by the ABM Top 49ers is created by Native Corporations)?