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Matt Acuña Buxton

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.
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Uncertainty and anger in Alaska as Trump abruptly fires scores of federal employees

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Last week, union steward David Traver warned lawmakers that Trump’s plan to fire federal workers could impact thousands of Alaskans and $88 million in wages.
News

Shocker. Republican who bashed students on social media is skeptical of letting them pre-register to vote

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House Bill 21 proposes allowing Alaskans to pre-register to vote once they turn 16.
News

Dunleavy manipulated salary study so he could keep underpaying workers, lawsuit alleges

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The Dunleavy administration has been vague and non-committal about a long-overdue wage study that legislators hoped would shed light on chronic problems of public sector worker shortages and turnover.
News

Alaska Legislature says Denali should stay Denali

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The Alaska Senate today voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling on Trump and the federal government to undo the renaming of the nation’s tallest mountain.
Economy

Alaska Senate votes unanimously to reject automatic pay raises for themselves, governor and top political appointees

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The first three weeks of Alaska’s legislative session have painted a grim picture of state spending.
Economy

After Biden signed Social Security changes, Alaska’s delegation is pleading with Trump to actually implement it

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One of the final bills former President Joe Biden signed while in office was a long-awaited fix to boost the Social Security benefits of 15,000 public sector workers in Alaska.
Economy

Legislators take another run at lowering marijuana taxes

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It’s been ten years since Alaska voters legalized recreational marijuana, but businesses say they have little to celebrate under the strain of a tax system.
Economy

Nearly 1,200 jobs in Alaska could be eliminated as Trump targets new hires

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If rumors that Trump is soon planning a mass layoff of federal employees are true, Alaska could be in for a rude awakening.
Economy

After support poured in for school funding, Dunleavy takes talks behind closed doors

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Negotiators from the Alaska Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy reportedly met today behind closed doors to discuss public education policy.
State Government

Dunleavy admin noncommittal about overdue wage study, even as governor and top officials are set for automatic pay raises

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As the governor, legislators and other top political appointees are set to get automatic cost-of-living adjustments, Dunleavy administration officials were vague and non-committal about...
Elections

Alaska campaign regulators slap anti-open primary groups with another round of hefty fines

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The sprawling campaign behind the failed voter initiative to repeal Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system has continued to lie to the public about how it was funded.
News

Dunleavy takes aim at the First Amendment with anti-protest bill

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday reintroduced legislation aimed at curbing public protests.
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