
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
‘This is going to be a real nightmare.’ Redistricting lawsuit gets underway
The first hearing on the five lawsuits challenging the Alaska Redistricting Board's work highlighted the tight turnaround, battles over records and concerns over delay tactics.

Dunleavy's budgeting 'like a bunch of drunken monkeys'
The governor's budget proposal looks SUPER ... until you look at the specifics and where it would leave Alaska in the long run.

Surprise! Bronson did, in fact, meddle with the city's water supply.
But don't worry, an account from a not-exactly-truthful press office says everything's fine and that "Anchorage’s water supply remains safe for public consumption."

Anchorage is a clown car and Bronson’s at the wheel
[Circus music plays eerily in the distance]

'What the hell is going on?'
Politics finally invades the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, sending the fund's well-liked leader who had argued against using the fund as a piggy bank packing.

Back in Twitter Jail.
I haven't missed you. (You, being Twitter jail. I miss you all.)

Getting in the spirit of the (campaign) season
There are loads of people filing for office and a few that are declining to run again, but let's take a look at three biggest ones from this week.
