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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.
Elections

Like-minded candidates for Alaska’s governor meet in pro-Medicaid forum

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The five candidates most likely to be on the short list of progressive and moderate voters in the 2026 race for Alaska’s next governor shared a stage this week for a forum with a decidedly progressive message.
Elections

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes election bill amid pressure campaign driven by GOP anxiety over rural voters

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Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy today vetoed the bipartisan elections bill legislators approved in March amid an intense conservative pressure campaign driven by fear that it would empower Alaska Native voters.
Labor

Public pension bill clears Senate, marking the first time it’s cleared both chambers

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On a 12-8 vote, the Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to reinstate a pension system for the state's public-sector employees, a move that backers say is a key fix to some 20 years of chronic vacancies and experience issues across the state.
Economy

Under pressure to boost AKLNG project, legislators get mixed messages beyond ‘less taxes’

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With less than a year left in his term, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has set his sights on the latest in a long line of attempts to advance an 800-mile natural gas pipeline.
News

Former Alaska legislator tries to revive lawsuit against airline for pandemic-era banning  

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Social distancing, masking and her ban from flying on Alaska Airlines may all be over, but former Alaska state legislator Lora Reinbold is still fighting what she feels is the good fight.
News

Dunleavy’s pick for police standards council questions Holocaust history at confirmation hearing

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Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has put forward a litany of head-turning appointments to serve in his administration and fill state commissions and boards...
Elections

Division of Elections violated Alaskans’ privacy by handing over voter list, lawsuit charges

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The Alaska Division of Elections’ decision to hand over the state’s confidential voter file to the Trump administration as part of its effort to...
News

Lawmakers look to culturally rooted programs to break the cycle of incarceration of Alaska Natives

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Alaska Natives make up less than 20% of the state’s population, but account for more than 40% of the state’s prison population — a...
Environment

Alaska House votes to ban Styrofoam food containers as most Republicans flip their lid

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The Alaska House on Tuesday voted to ban single-use polystyrene plastic, often known under the brand name of Styrofoam, in the state’s food service...
Elections

Extreme-right Republican takes nasty friendly fire over support for bipartisan election bill

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If you’ve followed the legislative career of extreme-right Homer Republican Sarah Vance there’s not much that comes across as progressive.
Politics

Lawmakers pitch shipping inmates Outside — a practice that once helped gangs establish footholds in Alaska

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Alaska once sent as many as a third of its inmates to private Outside prisons, and it may do so again.
Elections

Tight Anchorage Assembly race between Park and Donley likely headed to a recount

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Just 47 votes separated progressive Anchorage Assembly candidate Janice Park and conservative Dave Donley in the race to represent Midtown Anchorage.
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