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Dunleavy compounds rural school troubles with latest veto of teacher housing bill

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton - June 27, 2025

For a governor who supposedly cares deeply about schools and rural Alaskans, Dunleavy doesn’t seem interested in making their lives easier.

Dunleavy vetoes payday loan bill, says Alaskans should be free to take predatory loans

News Matt Acuña Buxton - June 27, 2025

The legislation, Senate Bill 39, would have placed a 36% cap on all small-dollar loans in Alaska.

The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Four Score

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton - June 16, 2025

While the Alaska Democratic Party doesn't yet have a candidate in the race for governor, Republicans continue expanding their field.

AIDEA continues to block public release of ‘independent’ study finished in early 2024

Economy Dermot Cole - June 13, 2025

On April Fools’ Day, the head of AIDEA said the long-delayed $250,000 “independent” review of the agency would be released by mid-April after the contractor inserted revisions prepared and demanded by AIDEA.

Behind the cameras: Gavel Alaska broadcasts the business of state government to Alaskans

News Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon - June 5, 2025

The public service broadcast from KTOO Public Media, works closely with state offices to ensure Alaskans can see their state government in real time.

GOP refusal to balance their budget puts AIDEA and state scholarship fund on the chopping block

News Matt Acuña Buxton - May 28, 2025

The impact on both AIDEA operations and the state’s scholarship program under either scenario isn’t immediately clear.

Alaska Legislature passed a law capping predatory payday loans. Republicans said it was anti-freedom

News Matt Acuña Buxton - May 28, 2025

A long-running effort to protect Alaskans from predatory payday loan schemes cleared the Alaska Legislature in its closing days.

‘Valid and valuable.’ Legislators signal support for international teachers filling Alaska’s classroom vacancies

Education Matt Acuña Buxton - May 21, 2025

Most of the country has faced shortages of teachers in recent years, but the impact has been particularly acute in rural Alaska.

Small victories, setbacks and rampant uncertainty defined this year’s session

News Matt Acuña Buxton - May 21, 2025

And while legislators had bigger hopes for the budget, they said they managed to deliver on some key areas while still keeping it balanced.

Alaska Legislature urges congressional delegation to oppose Medicaid cuts

Federal Government Alaska Beacon - May 20, 2025

Resolution highlights the role the joint federal-state program plays in serving children and Alaska Natives, and in undergirding Alaska’s health care system and economy.

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Lawmakers look to culturally rooted programs to break the cycle of incarceration of Alaska Natives

Alaska House votes to ban Styrofoam food containers as most Republicans flip their lid

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