
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
- 526 Posts
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.

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.

The Big Lie, blockchain voting and the Domino's Pizza Tracker
Guys, this isn't what we were talking about when we were talking about Election-night pizza.

This is getting out of hand, now there are two of them!
Anti-mask theatrics get a new supporting actor.

A welcome change of pace
Enough of the covid-denying antics, let's dive into the budget and hundreds of millions of dollars of federal relief money.

What a year, what a week, what a day
We’ve gotten here together, with some pulling the weight, some struggling to hold on and some complaining about the comfort of their free ride.

Alaska opens the doors wide
Tribal health providers and the state's focus on equitability provided the state with the flexibility to open vaccinations to everyone who wants one.

The need for public condemnation
"When those entrusted by the people ... engage in direct affronts to those responsibilities, they dishonor their office and should be publicly condemned for their conduct.”

Substantial litigation risk
As the deadline for action looms, legislators turn up the scrutiny on Dunleavy's plan to split the Department of Health and Social Services into two departments.
