Randy Bates
7:59 - 8:36
"With President Trump, Administrator Zeldin, Regional Administrator Emma Pocan, Governor Dunleavy, this cabinet, and myself, this is the most opportune time that I've ever seen in Alaska. I've never seen the federal-state alignment the way it is."
“With President Trump, Administrator Zeldin, Regional Administrator Emma Pocan, Governor Dunleavy, this cabinet, and myself, this is the most opportune time that I've ever seen in Alaska. I've never seen the federal-state alignment the way it is.”
- Speaker
- Randy Bates
- Timestamp
- 7:59 – 8:36
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
From the transcript
It's a very important agency that we, it's very important that we run this agency right to both perform permitting in an expedient and protective manner. And that's really the reason I took this position at this time. There's— with President Trump, Administrator Zeldin, Regional Administrator Emma Pocan, Governor Dunleavy, this cabinet, and myself, this is the most opportune time that I've ever seen in Alaska. I've never seen the federal-state alignment the way it is. We've got a real opportunity in a very short period of time time to make a big difference for the future of Alaska.
Related Coverage
DNR says some Alaska permits clear in under a week; rules under review
At a Resource Development Council breakfast in Anchorage on Monday, Alaska's natural resources, environmental conservation and Fish and Game commissioners said some state permit cycle times are now under a week, and that Administrative Order 360 lets agencies rewrite regulations without the legislature.
by Walter AlaskaNews1h ago3 min readAI