
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
After marathon session, Legislature finally approves covid-19 disaster declaration
It took nearly seven hours, but the Senate churned through three dozen amendments and approved a narrowed extension of the state’s covid-19 disaster declaration on Wednesday night.

Who could've possibly seen this coming?
$8 million in federal food stamp funding, which would fund about 2.2 million meals, is on the line if the Legislature can't pass a disaster extension in time.

We're all over the pandemic, but that doesn't mean it's over
Patience is in short supply after 13 months. It's not an excuse to rush headlong into another outbreak.

Want to buy: More time
In a move that no one except for everybody could have seen coming, the Legislature is winding up to kick the can on the state’s fiscal woes for another year.

The problem with high-tech solution to elections
In today’s edition: A rundown on Sen. Shower’s election bill as it finally, maybe gets a public hearing, education funding, the daily guidance and reading list.

One thousand four hundred twelve rejected ballots
When it comes to voting, don't use your Carr's signature.

It's almost nearly time for the budget
In this edition: A look at what’s going on with the budget, the view from Anchorage’s soon-to-be-certified election results, the daily agenda, some neat articles and a timely national poll.

Domino's Pizza Tracker, but for voting
To be honest, if a Dominos’ vote tracker is all that it’d take for Republicans to finally accept reality, then great! I guess it’s easier than expecting their leaders to start telling the truth.
