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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.
The Midnight Sun

Fairbanks Borough voters send far-right incumbents packing

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It was a lousy night for far-right candidates in the Fairbanks North Star Borough’s Tuesday election. According to nearly complete results, progressive candidates appear to...
The Midnight Sun

Fairbanks Borough Assembly’s right-wing majority hangs in the balance

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It’s local election day for several municipalities around the state, including the Golden Heart City, where the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly’s 5-member conservative...
The Midnight Sun

Anchorage city commissioner indicted for stealing $1.6 million in COVID-19 funds

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Federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday that a federal grand jury indicted an Anchorage city commissioner and her husband for setting up a complex scheme...
The Midnight Sun

Planned Parenthood endorses LaFrance, joining a growing list of backers

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The endorsements keep rolling in for Anchorage mayoral candidate Suzanne LaFrance, who added Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates to a growing list of big-name backers...
The Midnight Sun

LaFrance adds another endorsement from The Alaska Center

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Anchorage mayoral candidate Suzanne LaFrance notched another significant endorsement today with the announcement that The Alaska Center, a nonprofit advocacy group, is backing her...
The Midnight Sun

U.S. Senate moves forward with key military nominations after patience runs out for hold backed by Sullivan

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The U.S. Senate today took steps to advance the nomination of Gen. Charles "C.Q." Brown to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
The Midnight Sun

‘Wildly uncompetitive.’ Pot cultivators push the rules under tax strain

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Alaska’s annual marijuana tax revenue is set to drop for the first time since legalization, according to reports covering the last fiscal year, even...
The Midnight Sun

Fairbanks Borough’s Prop 1 targets opioid settlement funds

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As millions of dollars of settlement money have flowed into Alaska, the Fairbanks North Star Borough has found itself in a difficult position. With...
The Midnight Sun

Anti-RCV campaign led by Alaskans for Honest Elections misled the public, campaign regulators say

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The sprawling campaign to overturn Alaska’s fledgling open primary and ranked choice-voting system—which is led by a group called Alaskans for Honest Elections—broke several...
The Midnight Sun

Latest UA Regent also has ties to Alaska’s redistricting fight

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This week, Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced the appointment of Stephen Colligan to a seat on the University of Alaska Board of Regents, marking...
The Midnight Sun

Feds pull the plug on Arctic Refuge oil leases

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The Biden administration today announced that it has canceled all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, bringing an end to...
The Midnight Sun

Initiatives raising the minimum wage, restoring campaign contribution limits can move forward

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Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom on Friday gave two proposed initiatives the OK to begin gathering signatures for the 2024 election and rejected another. The...
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