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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.

What to watch for in Anchorage’s mayoral runoff

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House GOP passes trans sports ban bill, rejecting proposal to notify parents of gender inspections

Alaska House Republicans pushed ahead with their bill to ban trans girls from playing on girls teams from elementary school to the college level.

House GOP’s trans sports ban bill runs into fierce opposition

The legislation, proposed by extreme-right Eagle River Republican Jamie Allard, would single out trans girls and prevent them from playing on girls’ teams.

Leaked email fallout exposes rift in Permanent Fund board

Wednesday's Alaska Permanent Fund Board of Trustees meeting went beyond email security.

Legislature rejects long-time public school critic for Board of Education seat

On Tuesday, legislators soundly rejected the appointment of Bob Griffin to the Board of Education with a 21-39 vote.

Senate committee narrowly approves tax on certain oil companies

An amendment endorsed by the Senate Resources Committee last week could potentially bring Alaska up to $175 million annually in oil and gas revenue.

Alaska Senate rolls out omnibus elections bill, including same-day voter registration

In a sign of the legislative session's dwindling days, the Senate has rolled out an omnibus elections bill that combines pieces from other bills. The...

Home-school ruling put on hold through end of school year

The judge who struck down key parts of Alaska’s home-school laws has agreed to hold the ruling until June 30 to allow students to...

As legislators mull home-school fixes, Dunleavy threatens a veto

Despite the Alaska Constitution’s explicit prohibition on public funding going to private and religious schools, the governor has been a firm supporter of the practice.

University of Alaska, new grad student union reach agreement on first contract

The contract boosts pay, time off, grievance reporting processes, University of Alaska facility access and continues health coverage for graduate students.

Senators question Board of Education appointee’s role in home-school controversy

Bob Griffin's vision for Alaska’s education system: Less local control, more state oversight.

Home-school ruling: Agreement on pause, disagreement on duration

Both the state and plaintiffs — a group of parents of children in traditional schools — agree that a pause before the ruling goes into effect is justified

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