
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.
- Anchorage, Alaska
- 513 Posts
Murkowski on Jan. 6: 'I'm not sure the worst is behind us.'
We get to chat with Alaska's senior senator about Jan. 6, her place in the GOP, big-ticket legislation, her favorite things from 2021 and her expectations for 2022.

The best non-political things of 2021, according to me
Video games, hobbying, catching fish and making breakfast.

Omicron and Alaska's testing blind spot
The latest case counts aren't great, and they're even more questionable when you consider that testing is about a third of what it was during the delta wave.

One last Lora Reinbold newsletter for 2021
Might as well start to wrap up this year like it started, with the latest bizarreness from the world of Sen. Lora Reinbold.

‘This is going to be a real nightmare.’ Redistricting lawsuit gets underway
The first hearing on the five lawsuits challenging the Alaska Redistricting Board's work highlighted the tight turnaround, battles over records and concerns over delay tactics.

Dunleavy's budgeting 'like a bunch of drunken monkeys'
The governor's budget proposal looks SUPER ... until you look at the specifics and where it would leave Alaska in the long run.
