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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.
Federal Government

As Begich and Sullivan play the blame game, nearly 70,000 Alaskans are set to lose food stamps

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Nearly 70,000 disabled and low-income Alaskans are expected to lose access to federal food assistance.
Anchorage

Anchorage pastor Matt Schultz, who warned about Christian nationalism, to challenge U.S. Rep. Nick Begich

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Anchorage First Presbyterian Rev. Matt Schultz will be taking his advocacy to the statewide stage.
Editorial

The long road ahead for victims of Typhoon Halong highlights just how far the state needs to come in its treatment of rural Alaska

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The Alaska Federation of Natives’ annual convention comes at a poignant time for the state.
Courts

Alaska Supreme Court rules GOP group still must answer for 2022 campaign complaints

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The ruling is the latest in one of the state's longest-running unresolved campaign finance complaints.
Economy

Anchorage cannabis cafe moves forward despite Assembly voting down smoking

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Anchorage is set to get its first pot cafe early next year, marking the first place in the city outside your home where it will be legal to use marijuana.
Fairbanks

Fairbanks progressives win near-sweep in local elections

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Progressive candidate Mindy O’Neall’s victory over Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs headlined a nearly clean sweep of the area’s local elections Tuesday night.
Federal Government

Murkowski has a lot of concerns, few solutions for Trump

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Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she had plenty of concerns about Trump using the military against American cities.
Anchorage

The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: A Baker’s Dozen

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At this point, who isn’t running for governor?
News

Journalists resign after Carpenter Media censors coverage to appease GOP lawmaker

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Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance got what she wanted, and now the Kenai Peninsula has four fewer working journalists.
Education

Dunleavy vetoes bill that would have funded K-12 reading and jobs programs

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Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued his ninth veto of the 2025-2026 Legislature, blocking a bipartisan bill that would have extended corporate income taxes...
Editorial

Opinion: Treg Taylor isn’t getting the best reception his money (or the state’s) can buy

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Alaska’s former Attorney General Treg Taylor officially joined the race for governor last week, launching his campaign off a six-plus-month runway filled with profile-raising,...
Local news

Alaska GOP Rep. Vance threatens boycott of Homer News over Charlie Kirk coverage

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This story has been updated to more accurately reflect Kirk's quote on how Black women like U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson "do...
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