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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.
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Far-right Alaska Right to Life director among applicants for Mat-Su school board

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The director of Alaska Right to Life, who is a political ally and friend of extreme-right Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman, is among the...
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Teacher pay report censored by Dunleavy administration published with new title

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Exactly what deviated has never been explained publicly, but comparing the two versions of the article reveals only a few changes, with a vast majority of the original piece intact.
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Alaska House ethics panel dismisses complaints against Eastman, Kurka

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Ethics complaints against legislators are normally confidential until resolved, but because both Eastman and Kurka waived their right to confidentiality, it gave us an unusual window into the deliberations.
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Decision in anti-ranked choice voting campaign’s church scheme pushed to next year

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Citing “unusual circumstances,” the Commission has given itself until Jan. 5, 2024, to decide on three complaints it heard at a Nov. 16 meeting.
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Anchorage Mayor Bronson’s vetoes target funding for housing initiatives, Mobile Crisis Team

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If let stand, Bronson would also eliminate more than $2.6 million in funding for hundreds of positions throughout city government, leaving them intentionally vacant in the next year.
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Dunleavy administration finds another way to force ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill on Alaska schools

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Attorney General Treg Taylor has a fresh new reinterpretation of state law that conveniently aligns with the right-wing political agenda.
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Anchorage Assembly approves budget, reversing Bronson’s cuts to city workforce

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Bronson's big savings would have relied on cutting funding for many dozens of unfilled jobs. The Assembly said the cuts would felt by the public.
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Alaska House committee revises proposed pot sales tax

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The Alaska House Labor and Commerce Committee met last Thursday to review legislation updating the state’s marijuana laws and agreed to bring the proposed sales tax rate down to 6%.
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Alaska Medical Board sends controversial regulations for physician assistants back to the drawing table

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The regulations would have proposed steep barriers for physician assistants to work in rural communities, significantly increasing the additional training required and limiting the scope of their work.
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Anchorage mayoral candidate LaFrance calls for higher snowplow operator pay

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With the city still hobbled by heavy snow, uncleared neighborhood roads and rutted streets, former Anchorage Assembly chair and mayoral candidate Suzanne LaFrance today...
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Anti-ranked choice voting campaigners rail against regulators at hearing: ‘What’s the point of you guys?!’

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The staff report recommends more than $100,000 in possible fines, but the final decision will rest with the commissioners.
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Bronson lashes out at Anchorage School District as unsafe roads force another remote learning day

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After evaluating the roads on Tuesday, the school district canceled the fourth day of in-person learning since the city was blanketed with snow last week.
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