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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.

  • Anchorage, Alaska
  • 511 Posts
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RCV repeal effort highlights 'the danger in the discretion'

The state, opponents argue, bent over backward to help the initiative to repeal ranked-choice voting and open primaries. Would they do the same for a progressive cause?

RCV repeal effort highlights 'the danger in the discretion'
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Let’s overreact to the primary election

Alaska's favorite pastime.

Let’s overreact to the primary election
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Republicans are having a weird time with open primaries and ranked-choice voting

Am I so out of touch? No, it's the voters who must be wrong.

Republicans are having a weird time with open primaries and ranked-choice voting
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Unopened polling places are unfortunately 'nothing new' for rural Alaska

No news would be good news.

Unopened polling places are unfortunately 'nothing new' for rural Alaska
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580 signatures

It’ll be difficult to prove there’s fire beneath all this smoke, but there sure is a lot of smoke.

580 signatures
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Homeschool ruling reversed by technicality

You are technically correct, the best kind of correct.

Homeschool ruling reversed by technicality
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'We have a housing shortage, so what?'

The question, to me, is what does preserving the city’s quality of life even mean?

'We have a housing shortage, so what?'
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The road to November

A look at the state of the race.

The road to November
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'A bigger role'

We’re already looking at a rematch-packed election cycle that has the potential to reshape the Alaska Legislature.

'A bigger role'
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AKLEG: Sine Die

In this edition, I’ll be breaking down four things that caught my attention… then taking another nap.

AKLEG: Sine Die