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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.
Arts and Culture

Push to teach AAPI history in Alaska schools clears Senate again

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The Senate voted unanimously this week to add lessons covering the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the public school curriculum.
News

Dunleavy appointee with ‘particularly disqualifying’ views rejected for spot on Alaska Medical Board in rare vote

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This year’s joint confirmation hearing was more muted than usual, but it still marked a legislative first.
Commentary

The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Three’s a Crowd

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The race for Alaska’s next governor grew a bit larger this week with the entrance of right-wing organizer and former talk radio personality Bernadette Wilson.
News

Senate passes wide-ranging election reform bill with key fixes for rural voters

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For more than half a decade, legislators have tried to fix widely acknowledged problems with the state’s election system.
Commentary

A way-too-early power ranking of Alaska’s gubernatorial race

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The race to be Alaska’s next governor kicked off this week when two Republicans filed the paperwork to begin fundraising and campaigning.
Education

Dunleavy threatens to block school funding compromise if he doesn’t get his way

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It appears that this year’s fight over education funding isn’t over yet, despite legislators reaching a hard-fought education deal last month. In an unprecedented meeting,...
Economy

Legislature approves first tax in years as Alaska’s financial picture turns grim

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With a 26-14 vote in the House, the Alaska Legislature approved the first new major revenue source in years on Wednesday.
News

Legislators push for stronger oversight of oil tax collection

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The Alaska Senate on Monday unanimously approved a law strengthening the state’s oversight of the oil tax system.
Economy

Legislators salvage education deal in the aftermath of Dunleavy’s veto

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The new measure links a permanent increase in per-student funding to policies aimed at improving learning, as well as a way to pay for some of the biggest new spending proposed by the bill.
Elections

Alaska House approves campaign finance limits to rein in wild west of spending

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Alaska’s state campaigns have operated without any campaign finance limits since a federal judge struck them down in 2021.
Education

With time running out, Alaska Senate reaches a compromise on education funding

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Legislators failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a $1,000 increase to the state’s per-student funding formula last week.
Education

Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of public school funding stands as Legislature remains divided

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a permanent increase to school funding stood on Tuesday after legislators failed to muster the 40 votes needed to override him.
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