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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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House approves extra one-time funding for schools

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The House got underway with the operating budget on Monday, frontloading a several-day process with a big-ticket amendment to increase school funding. While the...
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State budget advances to marathon floor vote in the House

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After a multi-day amendment process where the House Finance Committee heard more than 80 amendments, the state's operating budget is headed to the House...
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Alaskans deliver overwhelming opposition to Dunleavy’s ‘parents’ rights’ bill in first hearing

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If conservative Reps. Jamie Allard and Tom McKay were hoping for a groundswell of support for the governor’s “parents’ rights” bill, then Thursday night’s...
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Opinion: The fight over ‘parents’ rights’ isn’t about the rights of all parents

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Tonight, the House Education Committee is slated to take public testimony on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s major policy push of this year’s legislative session: The...
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Over GOP objections, House committee moves money from permitting takeover to early education

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The amendment process in the House Finance Committee wrapped up on Tuesday afternoon with a vast majority of proposals for increased funding on everything...
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As legislators consider deficits, some call for ‘other options and other players’ beyond Alaskans’ dividends

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The last week has seen a surprising number of surprising pieces of the state's financial picture come into clearer focus. We saw the release of...
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How much will the Willow project cost Alaska? It really depends

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Following the announcement that the Biden administration had approved the Willow project on the North Slope—which is being hailed as the next big era...
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House Education Committee advances BSA bill meeting needs of co-chair’s school district

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The House Education Committee this morning advanced legislation to increase the base student allocation not to levels that statewide school advocates say is needed...
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Legislators split over the next steps on pay raise

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Update: The Senate has formally declined the House's request for a joint session to override the governor's veto. The Legislature voted unanimously to reject proposed...
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Sound off: House to take testimony on the operating budget, K-12 funding

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The Legislature is more than a third of the way through the voter-approved 90-day session (with no intention of hitting that deadline) and there...
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‘It’s very dangerous.’ Board of Education’s student advisors speak against Dunleavy’s ‘parental rights’ bill

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There’s been a lot of talk in the Alaska Legislature over the last week about Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s “parental rights” bill that largely mirrors...
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After cleaning house, all-new pay commission advances 67% raise for legislators: Report

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Part of the reason legislators swiftly moved legislation to reject pay increases for Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his cabinet was because the Alaska State...
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