Cathy Giessel
58:00 - 58:21
"Unfortunately, the commissioner from the Department of Revenue— Department of Natural Resources, who would have this information, was denied access to this meeting by the governor. So I can't answer that question right now. We will, of course, pursue his attendance at another time."
“Unfortunately, the commissioner from the Department of Revenue— Department of Natural Resources, who would have this information, was denied access to this meeting by the governor. So I can't answer that question right now. We will, of course, pursue his attendance at another time.”
- Speaker
- Cathy Giessel
- Timestamp
- 58:00 – 58:21
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 8, 2026
From the transcript
Representative Prox, there are additional conveyances being proposed. We're talking about the one right now of 20,000 acres, so I won't deviate from that at the moment because that's complex enough. Unfortunately, the commissioner from the Department of Revenue— Department of Natural Resources, who would have this information, was denied access to this meeting by the governor. So I can't answer that question right now. We will, of course, pursue his attendance at another time.
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