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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.
Arts and Culture

The Great Indoors: My favorite distractions of 2025

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Whew, 2025 was a lot.
Opinion

Alaska Memo: The Enshittification Year

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The word that keeps popping into my head to describe 2025 is "enshittification."
Arts and Culture

Reviewing 2025 in Comics

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2025 was a busy year for The Alaska Current’s political cartoonist Holly Todd.
Federal Government

Despite Sullivan’s attempt to save face, Alaskans’ health insurance costs are set to soar

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The U.S. House will not take up a vote on extending critical health insurance subsidies.
News

Dunleavy’s latest budget proposal is more cheap fiscal fantasy

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Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy rolled out his budget proposal last week, unveiling a visionless spending plan for his final year in office.
Economy

Federal law set to end the ‘Temu weed’ harshing out Alaska’s marijuana industry

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The legislation that reopened the federal government in November snuck through a provision that will bring an end to what those in Alaska’s recreational marijuana industry have dubbed “Temu weed.”
Federal Government

Legislators are understandably wary about handing Dunleavy a $200 million rural health fund

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The $50 billion in federal funding over the next five years hopes to address longstanding problems with health care access and affordability in rural areas.
Great Indoors

Battlefield 6 is not just a return to form; it’s a big splashy step forward

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There are far fewer lulls in the action or moments where you hit your head against the latest gimmicky innovation.
Health

More Alaskans are buying insurance on the marketplace than ever. Rates are set to soar.

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The end of the longest-ever government shutdown came without any meaningful progress on a looming spike in health care costs.
Education

As legislators review school funding, Alaska’s middling teacher pay is a key focus

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There are a lot of ways to measure how Alaska’s spending on public education stacks up to other states.
Anchorage

No, Anchorage isn’t turning to by-phone elections

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The New York Times recently dropped into Anchorage to report on what it called “an experiment that feels both inevitable and impossibly futuristic."
Federal Government

Dan Sullivan’s in line for ‘million-dollar jackpot’ under bill that ended the shutdown

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The end of the historic government shutdown this week was a mixed bag for Alaskans. Thousands of federal employees will be paid, food stamp...
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