
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
- 497 Posts
Day 58: Education funding uncertainty
"My personal position is that it's clear to me that education needs some sort of funding in order to continue."

Day 51: Dunleavy's Don't Say 'Don't Say Gay bill' bill
Turns out the reports of Dunleavy’s moderation are greatly exaggerated.

Day 50: Legislature nixes pay raises for Dunleavy and his cabinet
Also, a path forward on education funding is coming together. And the House Judiciary Committee is operating about like you'd expect it to.

Day 46: Senators demand answers on food stamp backlog. 'We're not afraid of problems.'
"We can't fund repairs if we don't know there's something wrong. That's the concern."

Day 45: 'This isn't your grandma's defined benefit plan'
Namely, it's a system that isn't nearly as generous as grandma’s defined benefit plan. But it's better than nothing.

Day 44: 'The BSA is the lowest it's been in the last 20 years, adjusted for inflation'
It's all about that inflation.

Day 42: ‘People are literally starving’
"The most pro-life state in the entire country."
Day 39: Alaska's retirement system is falling short for most
"Miss Rose E. Scenario."