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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.
Elections

Matt Buxton’s definitive way-too-early tier list of Alaska’s candidates for governor

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The filing period for Alaska’s statewide races closed on Monday, setting up an expansive, 17-candidate field for the state’s next governor.
News

Reinbold loses bid to revive lawsuit against Alaska Airlines over flight ban

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In an order issued in late May, the district denied a motion from Lora Reinbold to revive a lawsuit against Alaska Airlines.
Commentary

Risk-averse legislators dismiss the AKLNG ‘razzle dazzle’ to drill down on the giga-project’s details

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The biggest takeaway from the first full week of hearings on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed multi-billion-dollar, multi-decade subsidy for the natural gas pipeline project is that the state sure is lucky that lawmakers’ efforts to rush the bill through didn’t pan out.
Opinion

Dunleavy’s latest vetoes are a reminder that a lot will have to wait for a new governor

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Alaska’s 2026 regular legislative session came to a largely smooth ending last week.
Commentary

Following bruising last-minute push for AKLNG subsidy, legislators slow it down for the special session

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Lawmakers adjourned the regular session on Wednesday in a largely uneventful final day, at least compared to the mayhem of Monday's attempt to force through a multibillion-dollar subsidy in the form of state and local tax cuts.
Health

Alaska Republicans commandeer anti-smoking bill to legalize ‘super cool’ cigar lounges

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A measure aimed at curbing youth smoking and vaping will now also legalize what one Republican insisted are “super popular, super cool” cigar lounges.
Labor

Long-running fight for public-sector pensions ends, for now, with failed veto override

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The 33-27 vote fell short of the 40 votes needed to enact House Bill 78, which would have given public-sector employees the option to opt into a pension system.
News

Dunleavy vetoes pension bill after legislators try and fail to pass massive pipeline subsidy

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Under the gun to pass a bill by midnight or face a veto of the public pension bill, lawmakers in the House tried to slam through the AKLNG bill.
News

No Alaska experience? No problem. Gov. Dunleavy rehires AG Cox after legislators reject his appointment

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Legislators have sparred with Gov. Mike Dunleavy throughout his time in office, especially when it comes to his picks for the state’s boards and commissions.
Commentary

‘We’re trying.’ Legislators warn AKLNG project may be too large a lift for session’s final days

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On Monday, the Alaska Legislature appointed the conference committee on the operating budget, kicking off the 24-hour period that allows meetings to be noticed a day in advance and starting the final mad dash to adjournment on May 20.
Education

Amid shifting enrollment, House OKs bill to smooth funding roller coaster

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There are many factors contributing to Alaska’s chronically tight public school district budgets, but one of the big ones is an exodus of students.
Elections

Two Southeast Alaska Republicans just made sure Dunleavy’s election bill veto stands

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The Alaska Legislature was poised to override another one of Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes this morning.
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