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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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The never-ending storm

Legislators start to take a hard look at Alaska's financial picture and its financial history.

The never-ending storm
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A word of warning as the 2022 election season gets underway

Assuming everyone knows everything is a great way to lose an election.

A word of warning as the 2022 election season gets underway
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Lowered expectations

It's time to start looking at what's realistic this session.

Lowered expectations
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Stumbling Towards Adjournment

Another week of stumbling toward a conclusion.

Stumbling Towards Adjournment
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This isn't going away anytime soon

Ignore Sen. Reinbold at your own peril.

This isn't going away anytime soon
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Navigating the marketplace of bad ideas

A less-than-organized legislature has made room for legislators to make the case for good ideas and against bad ones in a way we rarely see.

Navigating the marketplace of bad ideas
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When will it be safe to stop wearing seatbelts?

The House majority pushes ahead with the covid-19 disaster declaration, arguing that it's better to be safe than sorry.

When will it be safe to stop wearing seatbelts?
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It's budget closeout week in the House

The budget finally begins to take shape, but what about that dividend?

It's budget closeout week in the House
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This may take a while

With a late start for the House, ongoing issues with covid-19 and little direction on the monumental decisions, this session is increasingly likely to go into overtime.

This may take a while
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Lora, you're embarrassing yourself

At least about half of the people in the Capitol have received the first dose of the covid-19 vaccine.

Lora, you're embarrassing yourself