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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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A divided Legislature stumbles once again

Can the Legislature get a budget passed and/or a covid bill passed? Reply hazy, try again later.

A divided Legislature stumbles once again
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A step forward and two unvaccinated steps back

The Senate passes a bill that looks like it'll create more problems than fix with the pandemic, a look at redistricting, the budget and weekend watching.

A step forward and two unvaccinated steps back
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'The less covid, the better for us.'

Bronson goes pro-covid, a covid-19 bill advances, redistricting, the budget and the reading list.

'The less covid, the better for us.'
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Hospital capacity matters but fewer covid-19 cases would be even better

Ask not what Alaska's hospitals can do to meet the covid-19 surge, ask what we can do to reduce the covid-19 surge that's straining Alaska's hospitals.

Hospital capacity matters but fewer covid-19 cases would be even better
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Covid-19 seizes the legislative spotlight (that it should've had all along)

Oh, and politics, the budget, the reading list and weekend watching.

Covid-19 seizes the legislative spotlight (that it should've had all along)
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A $1,100 PFD and a lot more left

While everyone's talking about compromise, no one's asked Rep. Andy Josephson how he feels about the 50-50 PFD.

A $1,100 PFD and a lot more left
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The Game of Leverage and Concocted Constitutional Crises

The dividend is still $1,100 but the levers of leverage are still leveraging.

The Game of Leverage and Concocted Constitutional Crises
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Redistricting gets underway and Alaska's investment income takes center stage

Alaska's in the business of making money with money.

Redistricting gets underway and Alaska's investment income takes center stage
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Legislature's bipartisan baby steps run into instant gratification problem

Should the PFD be in the “affordable” range or, having the very rough outlines of a sustainable budget laid out in a non-binding working group’s report, should the state treat itself to a big PFD?

Legislature's bipartisan baby steps run into instant gratification problem
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Garas and Walkers and Bear Doctors, oh my!

Let's take a look at where the race stands. Oh, and session finally feels like session.

Garas and Walkers and Bear Doctors, oh my!