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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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Not so fast. South Korea says Trump’s AKLNG announcement isn’t a done deal

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Trump praised Alaska US Sen. Dan Sullivan for his work on the deal. The only problem is that there is no deal.
Politics

Poll: Alaskans were turning on Donald Trump before gas prices got out of control

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Alaskans were already souring on President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy before diesel prices took off to new record highs, putting Republicans like Dan Sullivan in hot water.
Politics

Dan Sullivan votes to continue Iran war for 14th time amid rising gas prices

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Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan’s vote and comments signal he has no plan of changing his mind on the Iran War anytime soon.
Politics

Alaska independent Bill Hill calls on Congress to return, rein in data centers

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Hill’s opponent, Nick Begich, has called on Alaska to take advantage of the “AI gold rush,” proposing a bill that would make it easier to build data centers.
Politics

Peltola and Sullivan’s fight over trawling in Alaska is about more than fish

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It’s mostly about fish, but it’s also the latest fight over who controls Alaska’s resources: Alaskans or big corporations.
Politics

Alaskans will pay the price for Begich and Sullivan’s healthcare votes well after the election

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Between losses in Medicaid coverage and people being priced out of private insurance, the number of Alaskans without coverage is expected to spike in 2027, making healthcare more expensive for everyone.
Politics

Poll: Mary Peltola leads Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s US Senate race

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Voters across the board said affordability was the single most important issue heading into this year’s election—and prices are on the rise.
Politics

Dan Sullivan took money from a billionaire Congress held in contempt over Epstein

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Leon Black, the billionaire hedge fund manager who has refused to testify about his close relationship with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, gave money to Sullivan in 2019.
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Dunleavy admin: Alaskans shouldn’t worry about Trump DOJ accessing voter info

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Alaska state attorneys downplayed its decision to share confidential voter information with the feds, arguing nothing illegal has happened with it.
Politics

Nick Begich votes to support Iran War yet again, even as Alaska gas prices rise

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More Republicans are getting skittish about Trump’s war with Iran, which remains unpopular and has caused fuel prices to surge, but not the Alaska Republican.
Politics

Independent Bill Hill gets a boost from national Democrats

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With Democrats hoping to expand their map, they turned to the independent running against US Rep. Nick Begich.
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After Nick Begich sang its praises, DOGE slashed 1,600 Alaska jobs

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Before DOGE cut 10% of Alaska’s federal workforce, Republican Congressman Begich told Alaskans to trust the process.
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