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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.
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Feds pull the plug on Arctic Refuge oil leases

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The Biden administration today announced that it has canceled all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, bringing an end to...
The Midnight Sun

Initiatives raising the minimum wage, restoring campaign contribution limits can move forward

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Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom on Friday gave two proposed initiatives the OK to begin gathering signatures for the 2024 election and rejected another. The...
The Midnight Sun

Looks like Kelly Tshibaka’s still having trouble following the law while campaigning

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In the latest campaign complaint against the former right-wing candidate for U.S. Senate, the Alaska Public Office Commission staff has recommended a hefty fine...
The Midnight Sun

Board of Education calls snap meeting on trans sports ban

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The Alaska Board of Education announced late Friday afternoon that it will hold a special meeting this Thursday to consider approval of its controversial...
The Midnight Sun

Dunleavy asks for U.S. Supreme Court help after losing fight with public unions

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy has once again asked the U.S. Supreme Court for special treatment. In a news release on Wednesday, the Dunleavy administration announced it's...
The Midnight Sun

Gov. Dunleavy endorses man facing 91 criminal charges: Report

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Hot off his latest foray into transphobia and hosting of, as his press office put it, “world renown neurosurgeon” Dr. Ben Carson, Gov. Mike...
The Midnight Sun

The Ben Carson visit is pure manufactured outrage

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If you haven't been on Alaska's right-wing political blogs lately, you'll have likely missed out on what's becoming the most significant, darkest political controversy...
The Midnight Sun

Dunleavy sinks to new low in his attack on trans youth

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As Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointees on the Alaska Board of Education are poised to pass regulations banning trans girls from girls’ sports, the governor...
The Midnight Sun

Abortion pill stays legal as Dunleavy-backed lawsuit seeking to take it off the market continues

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The abortion drug mifepristone can remain on the market, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday, at least until the far-right U.S. Supreme Court...
The Midnight Sun

Rep. Eastman attorney, John Eastman, indicted on 9 counts in Georgia election probe

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John Eastman, the former Trump legal counsel who played a central role in the eligibility trial against Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman (no relation)...
The Midnight Sun

Despite warnings, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation pushes forward with Anchorage office

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When the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation's Board of Trustees met last month, former state Sen. Gene Therriault offered a stark warning about the board's...
The Midnight Sun

A Trump co-conspirator played key role in keeping right-wing Alaska legislator in office

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Last week’s indictment of President Donald Trump for his efforts to stay in office after losing the 2020 election referenced six unindicted co-conspirators who...
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