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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.
State Government

Amid public worker shortage, Alaska Senate passes long-awaited pension bill

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The Alaska Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to create a new pension program for public employees, a move that backers say will help address...
Politics

Judge orders pro-Dunleavy campaign and its backers to finally answer subpoenas

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Alaska’s campaign finance regulators may finally get answers about the inner workings of a campaign that backed Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s election in 2022,...
News

Alaska Senate leadership calls House GOP’s K12 funding ‘unreasonably low’

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As the legislative battle over education funding continues to take shape in the state capitol, the bipartisan Senate Majority has made clear the increase...
Commentary

Alaska House GOP’s rush to pass a sweeping education bill could be its undoing

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This commentary was originally published on akmemo.com. The Republican House Majority’s plan to bull-rush its education bill through the legislative process—compressing what normally would be...
News

Alaska House GOP brushed off school bill concerns. Others haven’t.

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After blocking efforts to restore the $87 million of public school funding vetoed by Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy last year, the Republican-led House...
Politics

Alaska House strips far-right Rep. Eastman of his only committee seat

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The Alaska House voted 39-1 on Monday to remove far-right Republican Rep. David Eastman from the House Judiciary Committee, leaving the Wasilla legislator without...
Education

Alaska legislators fail to override Dunleavy’s K-12 funding veto

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While a majority of legislators ultimately voted in favor of the override, they fell well short of the three-quarter vote needed under the Alaska Constitution to restore $87 million in K-12 funding.
News

Alaska House GOP to hold single public hearing on sweeping education bill

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Alaska House Republicans unveiled their omnibus education package on Wednesday afternoon, a sweeping bill that seeks to advance several Republican priorities on charter schools...
Politics

Rep. Vance, Alaska House Republicans take aim at voter-approved dark money law

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Ever since Alaska voters approved an initiative for ranked-choice voting and open primaries, opponents have claimed voters were tricked into voting for the measure...
Education

Alaska Legislature unlikely to take up K-12 veto after House GOP blocks vote

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The Alaska Legislature returned to session on Tuesday, and education was at the forefront of pretty much everyone’s mind except for the Dunleavy-aligned Republican...
Labor

SCOTUS rejects Alaska Gov. Dunleavy’s appeal in union dues case

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This story has been updated with comment from the Alaska State Employees Association. The Supreme Court of the United States has, for a second time...
State Government

Hundreds rally for Alaska education funding ahead of legislative session

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Town Square Park in downtown Anchorage was packed with hundreds of people who turned out in the chilly weather to show their support for...
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