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Matt Acuña Buxton

Matt is a longtime journalist and longtime nerd for Alaska politics and policy. Alaska became his home in 2011, and he's covered the Legislature and more in newspapers, live threads and blogs.

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Day 14: Education funding, the budget and carbon offsets

With a big call for increased education funding, it's hard to ignore the governor's budget doesn't exactly have a lot of room for new spending and that new revenue is a long ways off.

Day 14: Education funding, the budget and carbon offsets
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Day 10: ‘We're just asking for the crust’

Education advocates ask for what looks like a big increase to K-12 funding, but would just maintain the status quo amid escalating inflation.

Day 10: ‘We're just asking for the crust’
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Day 9: Conservative public pension plan runs into conservative opposition

What if the teachers want this, too?

Day 9: Conservative public pension plan runs into conservative opposition
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Slaughtering the sacred cow: Alaska's budget volatility may put the Permanent Fund at risk

The state has much more stability in its budget picture now that the Alaska Permanent Fund is helping pay the bills, but some are already eyeing the fund for more spending than it can handle.

Slaughtering the sacred cow: Alaska's budget volatility may put the Permanent Fund at risk
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Day 8: 'The devil's in the details'

Dunleavy turns a page, but we're waiting to see if it's really a new story.

Day 8: 'The devil's in the details'
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Day 7: Anchorage Assembly takes ‘extraordinary’ measures against Mayor Bronson

No more $29,500 sole-source contracts for the next 60 days.

Day 7: Anchorage Assembly takes ‘extraordinary’ measures against Mayor Bronson
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Day 4: The House Majority outlines its priorities, kind of

An outline of a rough draft.

Day 4: The House Majority outlines its priorities, kind of
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Day 3: The House has elected its speaker

But just what the majority will look like has yet to be determined.

Day 3: The House has elected its speaker
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Day 2: No House Speaker or House Speaker vote, yet

Meanwhile, it's kumbaya for the Senate.

Day 2: No House Speaker or House Speaker vote, yet
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Day 1: An unorganized start

The news conference makes its long-awaited return.

Day 1: An unorganized start