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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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Light on specifics, Dunleavy says his yet-to-be-introduced fiscal plan ‘could work’

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy gave his final State of the State address last week.
News

With Dunleavy’s sales tax proposal on the horizon, GOP legislators vote down corporate tax bill

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Legislators from the House and Senate Republican minorities voted en masse to uphold Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto.
Elections

Begich challenger Bill Hill makes a splash in congressional campaign launch

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Bill Hill, a longtime commercial fisherman and former superintendent of the Bristol Bay School District, joined the race to unseat GOP Rep. Nick Begich.
News

Alaska Legislature kicks off with a ‘downer’ of an outlook

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The Alaska Legislature kicked off its 2026 session on Tuesday with a gloomy outlook thanks to an already-bad fiscal picture.
Courts

As the State of Alaska remains hellbent on prosecuting Samoan US nationals for voting, Alaskans rally around Whittier couple

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On a chilly Thursday afternoon outside the Boney Courthouse in downtown Anchorage, Tupe Smith and her husband, Mike Pese, were joined by members of...
Elections

Poll: Peltola opens race for U.S. Senate with slight edge on Sullivan

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Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announced her plans to challenge right-wing Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan this week.
News

A police mask ban, anti-bullying and homeschool testing among bills teed up for the 2026 legislative session

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In the run-up to the 2026 legislative session, lawmakers previewed some of their priorities for the upcoming year.
Federal Government

U.S. Supreme Court rejects latest GOP attempt to overturn subsistence fishing rights, but the fight is far from over

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Conservatives’ long-running effort to end the priority for subsistence fishing on much of Alaska’s waterways ran into a dead end.
Elections

She’s in. Mary Peltola will run for U.S. Senate, seeking to unseat Sullivan

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Frmer U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announced today she's running for U.S. Senate.
Arts and Culture

‘ARC Raiders’ is a game of moments. Terrible, tense and awesome moments.

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“ARC Raiders” is one of those rare games that I love, hate and love to hate.
Economy

What does Trump’s vow to ‘indefinitely’ take over Venezuela’s oil mean for Alaska? Not much, at least for now

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President Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and his pledge to control the country's oil sales “indefinitely” raises massive geopolitical issues.
Federal Government

Dunleavy’s legal losses continue to mount with judge’s ruling against Department of Agriculture

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Add another L to Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s win-loss record in the courts.
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