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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.
Elections

In Alaska, the legislature is shaping up to be bipartisan

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Bipartisan-minded legislators are on track to hold onto their majority in the Senate and take control of the House.
Elections

Alaskans approve $15 minimum wage, paid sick leave

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Alaska voters have approved an initiative to raise the minimum wage to $15 and guarantee sick leave for most employees.
Elections

Regulators order investigation of GOP group boosting right-wing legislative candidates

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Alaska campaign finance regulators ordered an investigation into the GOP-backed Families of the Last Frontier.
Anchorage

Campaign regulators seek hefty fines for East Anchorage GOP candidates Wright and Nelson

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Most fines for violating Alaska’s campaign laws accrue daily, meaning overlooked errors from previous elections can snowball into five or six figures over an election cycle or two.
Elections

Rev. Schultz is on a mission to reclaim Christianity from Christian nationalism

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As the nation hurtles toward election day, Anchorage First Presbyterian Rev. Matt Schultz is warning about a decades-old identity theft scam: Christian nationalism.
Elections

Alaska U.S. Sen Murkowski endorses a no vote on open primaries repeal

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Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who has made a career of working across the political aisle, endorsed a no vote on Ballot Measure 2.
Elections

Anti-RCV groups face even more fines for shady campaigning

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The group pushing for the repeal of Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system is facing another round of major fines.
Elections

Alaska voters will get the chance to enact campaign contribution limits that GOP legislators blocked

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After a judge struck down Alaska’s campaign finance limits in 2021, Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his allies blocked legislative efforts to cap political spending in Alaska.
Elections

After blocking contribution limits, most conservatives lag in fundraising

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This year’s election cycle will be the second where candidates can raise unlimited amounts of money from individual contributions after a federal judge struck down limits.
Elections

For moderate Republicans running for Alaska’s Legislature, party takes a backseat to policy

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The 2020 election saw several moderate Republicans in the House and Senate defeated in semi-closed partisan primaries, mainly because they resisted Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s scorched-earth approach to budgeting and governance.
Elections

Alaska GOP House Speaker Tilton on killing election reform bill: It ‘would have leaned the election towards Mary Peltola’

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An election reform bill that sought to make it easier for Alaskans living in rural and remote communities to have their votes counted died in the legislative session’s final hours at the hands of House Republicans.
Anchorage

Mayor LaFrance endorses three House candidates: A Republican, a Democrat and an independent

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Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance issued an endorsement today backing a bipartisan group of legislators in their races for the Alaska State House.
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