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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.
Economy

Alaska House is getting underway with the budget: Here’s what’s been added so far

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Legislators grapple with amendments to the state's operating budget, sparking divisions and debates over spending priorities.
Education

House GOP education bill advances after bait-and-switch hearing

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The bill also calls for a $680 increase to the base student allocation, a figure the governor has threatened to ignore with a line-item veto.
Education

Legislators try but get few answers on federal school funding problem

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Alaska's education funding hangs in the balance as federal grant status raises concerns. Legislators scramble for solutions amidst appeals and uncertainty.
Education

Mat-Su book-banning policy goes before a federal judge

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Most of the challenged books have not been reviewed, with only 18 books undergoing the process so far.
Elections

Division of Elections gave anti-RCV initiative special treatment, lawsuit alleges

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Lawsuit challenges the certification of an initiative seeking to undo the state's ranked-choice voting and open primary.
Anchorage

State funding for year-round shelter in Anchorage falls a vote short

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Anchorage Assembly and Mayor Dave Bronson unite to seek $4 million in state funding to keep city's cold weather shelter open year-round.
News

In a bizarre twist, House Finance Committee backs down from full PFD

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The proposal — by House Finance Committee co-chair Rep. Neal Foster — would have resulted in a PFD exceeding $3,000, at the cost of approximately $800 million from the fund.
Education

Federal school funding at risk after Dunleavy administration fumble

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The U.S. Department of Education is labeling Alaska as a “high-risk grantee.”
Economy

House flirts with overspending Permanent Fund to pay bigger PFD

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The House Finance Committee considers breaking a budget rule to pay out a full dividend by overdrawing the Alaska Permanent Fund, sparking debate over fiscal responsibility.
Education

The Dunleavy administration still has few answers on education priorities

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The House Education Committee holds first hearing on the alternative to bipartisan education bill, raising questions about charter schools and reading funding.
News

House Republicans pull the plug on hearing about prison deaths, citing ACLU involvement

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House Republicans forced the cancellation of a hearing on deaths in Alaska prisons, where the grandfather of a man who died while in state custody was set to testify.
News

Following education veto, lawmakers scramble to salvage time-critical school internet bill

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Legislators rush to pass House Bill 193 to secure federal funds for school internet upgrades, facing looming federal deadlines and uncertainty in education funding.
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