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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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AKLEG Day 44: 'I'll veto it.'

And as if to show just how serious he really is about the negotiations, the governor is currently absent from Juneau and doesn’t plan to return until next week.

AKLEG Day 44: 'I'll veto it.'
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AKLEG Day 43: 'Quit wasting our time.'

It looks like Dunleavy plans to blow up the education deal.

AKLEG Day 43: 'Quit wasting our time.'
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AKLEG Day 39: 'They're not props. They're human beings.'

While some legislators say it's not on students to prove funding their education is worth it, others say it's just the first step to address inequities in Alaska.

AKLEG Day 39: 'They're not props. They're human beings.'
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AKLEG Day 38: Silence

Members of the House Minority pitched various levels of an increase to the BSA and every single one was voted down by Republicans in the House Majority.

AKLEG Day 38: Silence
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AKLEG Day 36: 'A Frankenstein's monster of a bill'

The House Republicans' plan to bullrush through a sweeping omnibus education bill fell flat on its face Monday.

AKLEG Day 36: 'A Frankenstein's monster of a bill'
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AKLEG Week 5: 'Yeah, we had a lot of new people.'

The fed's rejection of Alaska's transportation plan is remarkable but not entirely surprising given that people have been warning about its problems since last year.

AKLEG Week 5: 'Yeah, we had a lot of new people.'
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AKLEG Day 30: 'On the topic of pain'

In explicitly recognizing that Black and brown lives matter, the hope is that we can, as a society, start acting like it.

AKLEG Day 30: 'On the topic of pain'
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AKLEG Week 4: 'It's gonna get weirder'

“The future has already happened in the past, and it’s gonna happen again if nothing changes,” Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

AKLEG Week 4: 'It's gonna get weirder'
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AKLEG Day 23: 'Call it whatever you want'

Anchorage and the rest of Southcentral's energy woes take center stage.

AKLEG Day 23: 'Call it whatever you want'
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AKLEG Day 22: 'We're all walking off a cliff'

Larger class sizes, fewer electives, fewer teachers, shuttered schools and choices between heating and payroll were just a few of the things administrators warned may happen without a BSA boost.

AKLEG Day 22: 'We're all walking off a cliff'