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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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Murkowski says new evidence only reinforces her vote to impeach Trump

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Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of just seven Republican senators to vote to convict former President Donald Trump for his role in...
The Midnight Sun

Board of Education delays decision on barring trans girls from girls’ sports

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The Alaska Board of Education has postponed a decision on regulations to ban transgender girls from participating in girls' high school sports following a...
The Midnight Sun

Dunleavy asks SCOTUS to overturn Pebble Mine veto

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Attorney General Treg Taylor today announced they have filed a motion directly with the United States Supreme Court to reverse...
The Midnight Sun

Dunleavy vetoes broadly popular e-bike bill after silence during session

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy was largely absent throughout the legislative session, including ditching out of Juneau on the last days of the session to attend...
The Midnight Sun

Anti-RCV group blames George Soros, brings on disgraced AG Clarkson to handle campaign complaints

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The sprawling campaign to repeal Alaska's open primaries and ranked-choice voting system has brought on disgraced former Attorney General Kevin Clarkson to respond to...
The Midnight Sun

Legislators blast AG Taylor for supporting the release of out-of-state abortion records

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A bipartisan group of Alaska state legislators has penned a letter to the federal government in support of a rule aimed at preventing anti-abortion...
The Midnight Sun

Alaska doesn’t plan on ratting out people who get abortions, but its AG supports other states that do

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Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor is one of 18 far-right attorneys general who signed onto a letter opposing a federal rule that would make...
The Midnight Sun

The Perm. Fund isn’t running out of money, but it could soon have trouble paying for things

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The Alaska Permanent Fund is worth more than $76 billion according to the most recent reports, and it’s not at risk of running out...
The Midnight Sun

Nick Begich hopes the third time’s the charm in new bid for U.S. House

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After coming in third to U.S. House Rep. Mary Peltola and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in last year's special and subsequent regular elections,...
The Midnight Sun

As CBD companies warn of side effects of crackdown on hemp THC, regulators signal support

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In the last year, you might have noticed a proliferation of THC gummies well beyond the walls of Alaska's recreational marijuana stores. They're legal...
The Midnight Sun

Intiatives could bring campaign contributions, worker rights and election spending to 2024 ballot

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A trio of proposed voter initiatives was filed with the Division of Elections last week, meaning issues like labor law reforms, campaign contribution limits...
The Midnight Sun

Changes to Alaska’s marijuana taxes gain steam, but debate remains over final form

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Alaska's marijuana tax system has been largely unchanged since voters legalized the market in 2014, and members of the industry say it's time for...
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