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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.

Recount affirms survival of Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system

The Alaska Division of Elections completed the recount of Ballot Measure 2 on Monday.

Amid uncertainty, reproductive rights advocates see silver lining in Alaska’s election results

The election of Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress is expected to bring new challenges for people to access abortions, reproductive health care and gender-affirming care nationwide, but advocates in Alaska see hope in state's election.

Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting survive by slightly larger margin in finalized count

The Alaska Division of Elections was busy over the holiday break with completing the certification of the state’s election on Saturday.

In a time of uncertainty, Alaska has plenty to be thankful for

Key flips by Democrats, independents and bipartisan-minded Republicans mean the Alaska House will join the Senate in organizing into a multi-partisan coalition.

Open primaries repeal headed for recount as Republicans fume

The Alaska Division of Elections is preparing to conduct a recount of Ballot Measure 2's narrow defeat by Alaska voters.

Anchorage leaders say port modernization on track after new round of funding

The Don Young Port of Alaska secured another $50 million in federal funding for its ongoing modernization efforts.

Alaska’s new bipartisan House Majority announced its committees, setting the stage for a very different year in Juneau

The newly minted bipartisan House Majority announced who will chair its committees for this year.

Alaska’s open primaries survive repeal attempt backed by conservatives

Ballot Measure 2, the initiative seeking to repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system, has failed.

Republican legislators float unhinged election conspiracies because why not

Like clockwork, far-right Republican legislators are crying foul on the state’s election after the latest results show the repeal of Alaska’s open primary system...

Open primary repeal now narrowly failing in near-final vote tally

The Alaska Division of Elections added about 4,000 new votes to the election results on Monday.

Murkowski shocked after Trump picks Gaetz for U.S. Attorney General

The news that President-elect Donald Trump has selected controversy-riddled Florida U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz for the role of U.S. Attorney General was met with shock.

Begich nears victory in latest vote tally, while open primary repeal remains too close to call

The Alaska Division of Elections tallied a little more than 38,000 votes on Tuesday, bringing Republican congressional candidate Nick Begich a step closer to defeating Democratic U.S. Rep. Marty Peltola.

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