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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.

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Alaska and the terrible, horrible, mostly bad year

What kind of year was 2021?

Alaska and the terrible, horrible, mostly bad year
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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.

One last Lora Reinbold newsletter for 2021
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Redistricting and omicron, oh my

Merry Christmas Eve Eve!

Redistricting and omicron, oh my
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‘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.

‘This is going to be a real nightmare.’ Redistricting lawsuit gets underway
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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.

Dunleavy's budgeting 'like a bunch of drunken monkeys'
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Let's look into the redistricting lawsuits

Finally, more redistricting!

Let's look into the redistricting lawsuits
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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."

Surprise! Bronson did, in fact, meddle with the city's water supply.
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Anchorage is a clown car and Bronson’s at the wheel

[Circus music plays eerily in the distance]

Anchorage is a clown car and Bronson’s at the wheel
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'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.

'What the hell is going on?'
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Back in Twitter Jail.

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

Back in Twitter Jail.