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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 Twitter.
Elections

Murkowski says Trump’s lies about Harris’ Black identity are the latest sign of a troubled campaign

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On Wednesday, Trump had a spectacular meltdown on the stage of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Elections

Progressive challengers lead in key Anchorage-area legislative races

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Progressive candidates hold big fundraising leads in several key legislative races on this year’s ballot, including several rematches of races narrowly lost to Republicans in 2022.
Elections

Effort to repeal Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting headed to state Supreme Court

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The controversy-marked effort to repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system is headed to the Alaska Supreme Court.
Elections

Murkowski says Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comments are ‘offensive’

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Other Republican legislators have tried to brush past the comments, and Trump has tried to downplay them as a sign of Vance's strong support for families.
News

Three Alaska GOP lawmakers to attend training hosted by Project 2025 backer

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Three Republican legislators are set to attend a multi-day training session aimed at producing “well-trained Christian, pro-family legislators."
Elections

Judge orders review of open primary repeal petition after problems identified

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The long and twisting path of a right-wing effort to repeal Alaska’s open primaries just got a little longer.
Anchorage

Anchorage Assembly approves new police chief committed to revising body camera policy

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Members of the Anchorage Assembly unanimously voted at their Tuesday meeting to confirm Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s pick to lead the Anchorage Police Department, Police...
Anchorage

Optimism and energy surround Anchorage Mayor LaFrance’s first days in office

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Tuesday’s event was a listening event, an opportunity for the transition team members to present their policy proposals and take input from the public.
Federal Government

GOP-backed Judge Kindred’s downfall marked by all-too-familiar denials  

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Scathing report reveals Judge Joshua Kindred's pattern of abusing power, creating a hostile work environment, sexual harassment and lying to investigators.
Anchorage

Anchorage HOME Initiative set to become law after surviving potential vetoes

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The hard-fought HOME measure is part of a larger effort to increase the availability and affordability of housing in Alaska’s largest city.
Elections

Group pushing to repeal Alaska’s open primaries used shady tactics to gather signatures, lawsuit alleges

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About 11,000 signatures were flagged. If they are rejected it would leave the open primaries repeal effort short of enough signatures to reach the ballot.
Anchorage

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance takes office with ‘big tasks’ ahead

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Suzanne LaFrance became Anchorage’s first elected female mayor on Monday.
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