
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
- 514 Posts
Down, but not out
A pep talk about Anchorage, a look at the special session and the speedy end of masking.

Dunleavy's conversation starter on the PFD will end with big cuts or big taxes
"I'm endorsing the beginning of the conversation."

Of confirmations and Anchorage elections
186 appointments, three rejections, seven times as many votes counted and about zero certainty.

Operating budget clears the House with several GOP amendments and one big problem
An anti-abortion amendment pushed by Republicans is almost certain to draw a costly lawsuit, but it's new guidelines on federal money that put a hitch in the plan

Oh, the things left to do
The House finally gives the operating budget another shot, confirmations on the calendar and a last-minute shot at updating the PFD formula.

The brewing battle between the haves and have nots
The PFD, the budget, unemployment benefits and revenue are all boil down to a few simple questions about who gets what.

The Senate operating budget has a point to make
That it can be balanced... without a PFD.

Angry, Young and Sick. Fairbanks' covid-19 surge could be a sign of things to come.
The consequences of your actions.

After long, exhausting and mostly dumb weekend, the House postpones final debate on the budget
Things went off the rails.

As the budget advances, the size of the PFD starts to take shape
The House Finance Committee finally wraps up work on the budget with a larger-than-expected majority voting against a big PFD. Now a $500 PFD is on the horizon.
