
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 37: The Financial Dance
"We're basically on a razor's edge right now. There's nothing to worry about, the checks won't be late. It's the internal financial politics in the Legislature."
Day 32: The Alaska model
"People are remembering that politics, first and foremost, should be about fixing things, not just launching cable news careers or racking up retweets."

Day 31: Who should pay?
Child care providers warn of $30 million shortfall. Dunleavy rolls out his budget amendments

Day 30: Death Tier
"The only way to guarantee you'll have sufficient funds in retirement is to work until you die or die before your fund dries out."

Day 25: Scattered debris
Like so many debris on scattered on sea ice, it's a little scattered this week.

Day 23: 'It's like you don't give a hoot about our community.'
“Have you seriously considered resigning?”

Day 22: Anchorage HR director Tshibaka is out
An increasingly toxic, hostile, and demoralizing work environment for thee, not for me.

Day 21: The bipartisan Freshman Caucus and worthwhile tension
“I get that you’re new,” he said, on a committee where four of the seven members are new.

Day 17: Senate goes big on school funding/Chief Justice Winfree gives a fitting farewell
"With apologies to Led Zeppelin and ‘Stairway to Heaven,’ and those too young to understand the reference."
