
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
With pressure mounting over Rodell firing, Dunleavy throws a tantrum over coverage
When the Legislature is looking for some certainty that the state’s golden goose is in good hands, deflection and projection isn’t a great strategy.

Twas the Friday before session
And all through the capitol, not a creature was stirring, not even the House.

Tribal recognition 'long overdue' and the Legislature treads old ground
It's starting to feel a lot like session.

Smartphone-driven covid-19 exposure notifications finally come to Alaska
It's like contact tracing with all the big-tech concerns about privacy and security.

Murkowski on Jan. 6: 'I'm not sure the worst is behind us.'
We get to chat with Alaska's senior senator about Jan. 6, her place in the GOP, big-ticket legislation, her favorite things from 2021 and her expectations for 2022.

The best non-political things of 2021, according to me
Video games, hobbying, catching fish and making breakfast.

Omicron and Alaska's testing blind spot
The latest case counts aren't great, and they're even more questionable when you consider that testing is about a third of what it was during the delta wave.

One last Lora Reinbold newsletter for 2021
Might as well start to wrap up this year like it started, with the latest bizarreness from the world of Sen. Lora Reinbold.
