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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.

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Hot off his latest foray into transphobia and hosting of, as his press office put it, “world renown neurosurgeon” Dr. Ben Carson, Gov. Mike...

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Abortion pill stays legal as Dunleavy-backed lawsuit seeking to take it off the market continues

The abortion drug mifepristone can remain on the market, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday, at least until the far-right U.S. Supreme Court...

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