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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.
Courts

As the State of Alaska remains hellbent on prosecuting Samoan US nationals for voting, Alaskans rally around Whittier couple

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On a chilly Thursday afternoon outside the Boney Courthouse in downtown Anchorage, Tupe Smith and her husband, Mike Pese, were joined by members of...
Elections

Poll: Peltola opens race for U.S. Senate with slight edge on Sullivan

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Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announced her plans to challenge right-wing Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan this week.
News

A police mask ban, anti-bullying and homeschool testing among bills teed up for the 2026 legislative session

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In the run-up to the 2026 legislative session, lawmakers previewed some of their priorities for the upcoming year.
Federal Government

U.S. Supreme Court rejects latest GOP attempt to overturn subsistence fishing rights, but the fight is far from over

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Conservatives’ long-running effort to end the priority for subsistence fishing on much of Alaska’s waterways ran into a dead end.
Elections

She’s in. Mary Peltola will run for U.S. Senate, seeking to unseat Sullivan

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Frmer U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announced today she's running for U.S. Senate.
Arts and Culture

‘ARC Raiders’ is a game of moments. Terrible, tense and awesome moments.

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“ARC Raiders” is one of those rare games that I love, hate and love to hate.
Economy

What does Trump’s vow to ‘indefinitely’ take over Venezuela’s oil mean for Alaska? Not much, at least for now

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President Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and his pledge to control the country's oil sales “indefinitely” raises massive geopolitical issues.
Federal Government

Dunleavy’s legal losses continue to mount with judge’s ruling against Department of Agriculture

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Add another L to Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s win-loss record in the courts.
Arts and Culture

The Great Indoors: My favorite distractions of 2025

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Whew, 2025 was a lot.
Opinion

Alaska Memo: The Enshittification Year

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The word that keeps popping into my head to describe 2025 is "enshittification."
Arts and Culture

Reviewing 2025 in Comics

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2025 was a busy year for The Alaska Current’s political cartoonist Holly Todd.
Federal Government

Despite Sullivan’s attempt to save face, Alaskans’ health insurance costs are set to soar

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The U.S. House will not take up a vote on extending critical health insurance subsidies.
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