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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.
Elections

GOP candidates’ lackluster campaigning buoyed by Americans for Prosperity

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Americans for Prosperity Alaska has spent more than $100,000 to boost Republicans in the state legislature race.
Elections

Republicans are trying out some weird things in Alaska’s primary election

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Alaska Republicans are attempting to bypass open primaries and regain influence by installing "fake Democrat" candidates while pressuring Republican candidates to sign withdrawal pledges.
Elections

Closed voting centers are just the latest barrier for voters in rural Alaska

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Voters in rural Alaska have faced longstanding issues around voting, including higher rates of by-mail absentee ballot rejections.
Education

Federal judge orders Mat-Su schools return challenged books to shelves before the start of the school year

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A federal judge has ordered the Mat-Su Borough School District to return all but seven of the 56 books the district removed from shelves last year.
Elections

Early and absentee voting is now open for Alaska’s primary election

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Absentee and early voting started Monday for Alaska’s Aug. 20 primary election.
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...
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