
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
Surprise! Bronson did, in fact, meddle with the city's water supply.
But don't worry, an account from a not-exactly-truthful press office says everything's fine and that "Anchorage’s water supply remains safe for public consumption."

Anchorage is a clown car and Bronson’s at the wheel
[Circus music plays eerily in the distance]

'What the hell is going on?'
Politics finally invades the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, sending the fund's well-liked leader who had argued against using the fund as a piggy bank packing.

Back in Twitter Jail.
I haven't missed you. (You, being Twitter jail. I miss you all.)

Getting in the spirit of the (campaign) season
There are loads of people filing for office and a few that are declining to run again, but let's take a look at three biggest ones from this week.

Covid-19 matters to Bronson… when it comes to cutting
After railing against the assembly’s attempts to curtail the spread of covid-19, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's suddenly concerned about covid-19... to justify vetoes to public safety and education.

The extreme right gets its candidate for governor
With a glowing endorsement from none other than Joe Miller, Wasilla Republican Rep. Christopher Kurka has his sights set on Dunleavy.

The extreme right is getting more extreme
There, it’s abundantly clear that the rhetoric on the extreme right is only growing more extreme—and doing so quickly—even as cases of covid-19 continue to fall.

A conspicuously skipped coinflip reveals another underhanded redistricting outcome
Thanks to an eagle-eyed observer, the impact of the board's allocation decision means every Republican who's not 100% committed to Dunleavy will face an extra election.
