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Hate-filled backlash is making it harder to want to run for office. And that's the point.
Good afternoon, Alaska. In this edition: Woof. Who’d run for office with a public like this? The Anchorage Assembly is, as I’m writing this, settling in…
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Sep 29, 2021
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Remembering Johnny Ellis
It’s with a heavy heart we learned today that the great Sen. Johnny Ellis, who represented Anchorage in the Alaska Legislature from 1986 to 2017…
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Feb 11
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Judge strikes down redistricting decisions on East Anchorage senate pairings, Skagway-Juneau maps
If there’s a lesson from Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling on the Alaska Redistricting trial, it’s don’t ignore public testimony.
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Feb 16
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The lies that led to Jan. 6 are alive and well
Unfortunately.
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Jan 7
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The lies that led to Jan. 6 are alive and well
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If Bronson and Dunleavy won’t step up on covid-19, they should at least stop making it worse
At worst they've actively fueled the vitriol that has made the entire situation that much worse and at best have refused to confront disinformation in…
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Sep 24, 2021
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If Bronson and Dunleavy won’t step up on covid-19, they should at least stop making it worse
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Redistricting Board finalizes plan with attempted dig at dissenters
If the Alaska Native members didn't want to sign on in support of a plan they opposed, chair Binkley suggested their names should be removed from the…
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Nov 11, 2021
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Redistricting Board finalizes plan with attempted dig at dissenters
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Alaska and the terrible, horrible, mostly bad year
What kind of year was 2021?
Matt Acuña Buxton
Dec 31, 2021
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After wave of antisemitism and hate, it’s clear why Bronson doesn’t want the pandemic to end
Bronson may preach freedom, but he’s meeting these suppressive anti-democratic tactics with, at best, a wink and a nod.
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Sep 30, 2021
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Alaska Redistricting Board adopts GOP-friendly plan, pairing Eagle River with South Anchorage
All Alaskans are equal, but some Alaskans are more equal than others.
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Apr 14
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Alaska Redistricting Board adopts GOP-friendly plan, pairing Eagle River with South Anchorage
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June 11 is the date for the special primary election to fill Congressman Young's term
And it'll be by mail.
Matt Acuña Buxton
Mar 23
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Alaska Redistricting Board’s conservatives were just as partisan as the first time, challengers say
Simpson made his feelings on some of these articles clear, for example responding to one such e-mail by calling Matt Buxton, who operates The Midnight…
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May 12
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Alaska Redistricting Board’s conservatives were just as partisan as the first time, challengers say
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Legislature oks subpoenas as investigation into firing of APFC’s Rodell escalates
Also, at long last, the House passes bills that have been the subject of lengthy amendment sessions. Meanwhile, the Senate breezes through anti-vax…
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Mar 17
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Legislature oks subpoenas as investigation into firing of APFC’s Rodell escalates
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