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Cartoon: Government Shutdown

Cartoon Holly Todd -
As the nation hurtles toward another possible government shutdown, Republicans who control all three branches of government are screaming bloody murder at the Democrats. While Democrats are trying to use the vote as an opportunity to blunt some of...
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Opinion: Treg Taylor isn’t getting the best reception his money (or the state’s) can buy

Editorial Matt Acuña Buxton -
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, state-paid appearances and years of signing onto virtue-signalling lawsuits against Biden. Leaving behind a legacy of...
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OPINION: Downing’s exit from Must Read Alaska was almost noble

Opinion Matt Acuña Buxton -
One of the things that I’ll invariably bring up when talking shop about Alaska’s media landscape over a few too many beers is that for all of the vitriol and hyperventilating partisan outrage that she spread over the decade...
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OPINION: Building Alaska’s future by putting education first

Opinion The Alaska Current -
When I served as a State Senator, the most common visitors to my office were parentsand teachers. Parents expressed concern that their children were falling behind inreading or struggling to keep up. Teachers were frustrated by the lack of...
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‘Not buying it’

Cartoon Holly Todd -
After skipping public town halls during the August recess, Alaska’s GOP delegation is back with the same old sales job.
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If it wasn’t for the low bar set by Dunleavy, this special session would be a humiliating defeat

Opinion Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's special session is set to expire on Sunday without accomplishing any of his goals.
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Many cruise ships emit super pollutants despite clean fuel alternatives

Commentary Rachel Levy -
On average, each generator on these cruise ships emits the equivalent of an Olympic-sized swimming pool’s worth of acid every hour
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Dunleavy’s humiliating special session drags on because why not

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
A handful of legislators met for a brief, barebones session in Juneau on Tuesday, keeping the special session Gov. Mike Dunleavy called earlier this month open and thereby blocking him from calling another. The technical sessions marked a perfunctory step...
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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: A Begich Appears

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
This is not a drill. A Begich has joined the race for Alaska’s next governor. I repeat, a Begich has joined the race for governor. The race for governor grew to nine on Monday with the entrance of the first...
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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Magic Eight Ball

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The race for Alaska’s next governor grew to eight this week.
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