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Matt Acuña Buxton
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Matt Acuña Buxton is a long-time political reporter who has written for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and The Midnight Sun political blog. He also authors the daily politics newsletter, The Alaska Memo, and can frequently be found live-tweeting public meetings on Bluesky.
Anchorage

The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Four Score

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While the Alaska Democratic Party doesn't yet have a candidate in the race for governor, Republicans continue expanding their field.
Federal Government

Alaskans pack the streets for No Kings protests

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Similar demonstrations took place in Juneau and Fairbanks as well as more far-flung communities like Seldovia, Emmonak and Gustavus.
Education

Dunleavy, a self-styled education governor, slashes public school funding once again

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy became the first-ever governor in state history to veto school funding below the level laid out in state law.
Commentary

With the upcoming veto deadline, Dunleavy can seal his anti-school legacy

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has until Monday to decide whether to fund schools at the status quo levels or veto public school funding.
Health

‘Where is your humanity?’ Advocates warn Medicaid cuts will kill Alaskans

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It’s the latest and most serious attack yet by the GOP to gut the Medicaid program that supports about one-third of all Alaskans.
Anchorage

Nintendo Switch 2 launch a moment of community for Alaska gamers

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Cloudy skies and a persistent drizzle did little to cool the excitement in the line outside the GameStop at Anchorage’s Tikahtnu Commons last week.
News

Did the Dunleavy administration cut sweetheart tax deals with oil companies? Legislators are trying to find out.

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Alaska legislative leaders are demanding Dunleavy address an “overall pattern of peculiarities” in the state’s collection of oil and gas tax.
News

GOP refusal to balance their budget puts AIDEA and state scholarship fund on the chopping block

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The impact on both AIDEA operations and the state’s scholarship program under either scenario isn’t immediately clear.
News

Alaska Legislature passed a law capping predatory payday loans. Republicans said it was anti-freedom

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A long-running effort to protect Alaskans from predatory payday loan schemes cleared the Alaska Legislature in its closing days.
Education

‘Valid and valuable.’ Legislators signal support for international teachers filling Alaska’s classroom vacancies

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Most of the country has faced shortages of teachers in recent years, but the impact has been particularly acute in rural Alaska.
News

Small victories, setbacks and rampant uncertainty defined this year’s session

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And while legislators had bigger hopes for the budget, they said they managed to deliver on some key areas while still keeping it balanced.
Health

As GOP pushes ahead with Medicaid cuts, Alaska legislators ask delegation to hold the line

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Congressional Republicans are pushing ahead with a plan to cut Medicaid spending to pay for a slate of tax breaks on the wealthy pushed by Trump.
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