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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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Newest version of controversial ‘parents’ rights’ bill would make all classes opt-in

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After closing public testimony on Monday without ever hearing the support for the governor’s “parents’ rights” bill they swore was out there, the House...
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Anti-discrimination bill advances over far-right whataboutism

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Is the right of a person to rent a room, buy a house or find a hotel room without the fear that their sexual...
The Midnight Sun

Committee closes testimony on Dunleavy’s ‘parents’ rights’ bill after hearing mostly opposition

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Would a third public hearing on Gov. Mike Dunleay’s “parental rights” legislation have been the charm to deliver the support that its backers claimed...
The Midnight Sun

Alaska Supreme Court issues final decision in redistricting case

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The Alaska Supreme Court today delivered its long-awaited full decision in the lawsuit challenging Alaska’s redistricting maps, driving home last year’s finding that the...
The Midnight Sun

Dunleavy pitches statewide sales tax in private meetings with legislators

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It appears that Gov. Mike Dunleavy has had a change of heart on the state of the state’s budget and just how involved Alaskans...
The Midnight Sun

House finally passes operating budget after session crosses 90-day mark

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The House finally passed the operating budget today, just two weeks after it was first brought to the floor and a day after the...
The Midnight Sun

Senate PFD bill’s even higher target for new revenue and savings gets mixed reception

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The Senate Finance Committee’s proposed solution for the interminable debate over the PFD is to cut the payout to what budgeters say would get...
The Midnight Sun

Dunleavy’s ‘parents’ rights’ bill to get second round of public testimony on Thursday

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The House Education Committee must not have liked what it heard during the first round of public testimony on Gov. Mike Dunleavy's controversial "parents'...
The Midnight Sun

Internet safety hearing somehow ends with Rep. Allard talking about arresting librarians

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The House Judiciary Committee took what seemed like a trip back to the heyday of panic over violent video games and media during a...
The Midnight Sun

Planned Parenthood says access will stay after Dunleavy-backed suit puts abortion pill in limbo

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As expected, a conservative Texas judge on Friday delivered a ruling overturning the federal government’s approval of mifepristone, throwing access to the pill commonly...
The Midnight Sun

Dunleavy’s approach to Alaska’s child care crisis: Another task force

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Aside from education funding, one of the most pressing issues flagged by Alaskans during the public testimony sessions on the budget is the state...
The Midnight Sun

After walkout protest, GOP-led House moves ahead with conditional school funding

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Work on the operating budget ground to a halt on Wednesday following a last-minute change pushed by the Republican-led House Majority that makes the...
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