
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
- 530 Posts
Covid-19 comes to the capitol
It's been a remarkable 24 hours with a big shakeup in the governor's office, the governor's covid-19 diagnosis, continued covid disinformation and a covid case in the House.

Flying blind
Ben Stevens is out, legislators look for guidance on overspending from the Alaska Permanent Fund and subcommittees get to work.

35 days in, 55 days to go
A check-in on how things are going with the legislative session.
A mockery of a charade
Weeks of unchecked peddling of disinformation and conspiracy theories by Sen. Lora Reinbold are met with a scathing rebuke from the governor.

'It saddens me to make this decision'
The House organization was dealt a blow with the defection of Rep. Geran Tarr but it appears things are still pushing forward. Also a look at the state and the future of the Alaska Judiciary.

A House somewhat less divided
The House continues to pull itself together but it's going to be a rocky path forward. Meanwhile, ConocoPhillips announces job cuts just as the Legislature is opening the book on oil taxes.

Rolling the dice
Alaska enters a world of uncertainty after allowing the disaster declaration to expire. Meanwhile, there's still plenty of uncertainty for the unorganized House.

The House makes it to 21
The House finally breaks out of 20-20 with the election of House Speaker Louise Stutes, but there's still not an organized majority with just days left on the disaster declaration.
