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Shocker. Republican who bashed students on social media is skeptical of letting them pre-register to vote

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
House Bill 21 proposes allowing Alaskans to pre-register to vote once they turn 16.
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Dunleavy manipulated salary study so he could keep underpaying workers, lawsuit alleges

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Dunleavy administration has been vague and non-committal about a long-overdue wage study that legislators hoped would shed light on chronic problems of public sector worker shortages and turnover.
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Alaska Legislature says Denali should stay Denali

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Senate today voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling on Trump and the federal government to undo the renaming of the nation’s tallest mountain.
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Alaska Senate votes unanimously to reject automatic pay raises for themselves, governor and top political appointees

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
The first three weeks of Alaska’s legislative session have painted a grim picture of state spending.
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After Biden signed Social Security changes, Alaska’s delegation is pleading with Trump to actually implement it

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
One of the final bills former President Joe Biden signed while in office was a long-awaited fix to boost the Social Security benefits of 15,000 public sector workers in Alaska.
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The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets

Economy Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable. But over the last 50 years, it has hollowed out many Indigenous coastal villages where residents no longer can earn a living by harvesting salmon.
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Legislators take another run at lowering marijuana taxes

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
It’s been ten years since Alaska voters legalized recreational marijuana, but businesses say they have little to celebrate under the strain of a tax system.
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Nearly 1,200 jobs in Alaska could be eliminated as Trump targets new hires

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
If rumors that Trump is soon planning a mass layoff of federal employees are true, Alaska could be in for a rude awakening.
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After support poured in for school funding, Dunleavy takes talks behind closed doors

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
Negotiators from the Alaska Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy reportedly met today behind closed doors to discuss public education policy.
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Musk attacks federal agency that funds pro-democracy group led by Sen. Dan Sullivan

Federal Government Dermot Cole -
Elon Musk claims he has shut down a U.S. agency that bankrolls the International Republican Institute, a organization headed by Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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