Hi! The Alaska Memo is a political newsletter by me, Matt Acuña Buxton, focused on Alaska politics with a dash of Anchorage and a smattering of everywhere else. At the heart of it, my mission is to explain not just what happened but why it matters, bringing in the context and background that I’ve amassed in more than a decade of reporting in Alaska.
Dan J. Sullivan's disqualification would be illegal — even if he was a decoy, which he says he isn't
"We're a free country, it's America. Run for office for your own personal reasons."
Dan Sullivan disqualified for going by Dan, AKLNG bill clears the House
The state concedes no single thing is disqualifying about Petersburg Sullivan, just the narrative around him.
AKLNG advances without option for local governments to cut their own deals
With a little more than a week remaining in the special session, the gasline subsidy bill is nearing a vote in the House — without one of the big-ticket items advocated for by allies of the North Slope Borough.
My way-too-early gubernatorial tier list and AKLNG grinds on
Tired of all those issue-based candidate surveys? Snoozer! Then I've got you covered with my V.I.B.E.S.-based system.
Legislators dismiss the AKLNG ‘razzle dazzle,' and Dunleavy's vetoes show what's at stake in the race for governor
The big takeaway from the first full week of the special session is that Alaska's fortunate they didn't rush it through.
Sine Die and Summer School
If the first hearing of the special session is anything to go by, it's no wonder the governor is in such a rush to pass the AKLNG bill.
Special session bound, packed crime bill passes, pension override fails and more
Following Monday's mad dash, the penultimate day of the legislative session was largely subdued as lawmakers turned their attention to everything else.
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