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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 year of more questions than answers

Uncertainty seems to be the theme of this legislative session.

A year of more questions than answers
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It's going to be 'halfway' through session forever

Typically, legislators would be starting to think about perhaps starting to maybe wrap things up. Instead, it's a situation best described as quiet chaos with no certain end in sight.

It's going to be 'halfway' through session forever
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Anchorage’s election is as boring as it is consequential

Let's take a break from the Legislature—that's what legislators are doing—and take a look at why it's hard to get jazzed about Anchorage's incredibly important election.

Anchorage’s election is as boring as it is consequential
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How's Alaska's economy doing? Not great but it also kinda depends

The pandemic has hit Alaska and Alaskans differently with the service sector and tourism-driven economies hit particularly hard.

How's Alaska's economy doing? Not great but it also kinda depends
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The never-ending storm

Legislators start to take a hard look at Alaska's financial picture and its financial history.

The never-ending storm
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A word of warning as the 2022 election season gets underway

Assuming everyone knows everything is a great way to lose an election.

A word of warning as the 2022 election season gets underway
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Lowered expectations

It's time to start looking at what's realistic this session.

Lowered expectations
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Stumbling Towards Adjournment

Another week of stumbling toward a conclusion.

Stumbling Towards Adjournment
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This isn't going away anytime soon

Ignore Sen. Reinbold at your own peril.

This isn't going away anytime soon
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Navigating the marketplace of bad ideas

A less-than-organized legislature has made room for legislators to make the case for good ideas and against bad ones in a way we rarely see.

Navigating the marketplace of bad ideas