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Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
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Adam Prestidge
“In addition we have an independent non voting board member that sits on the board. That person at all times needs to be an Alaska resident. That position is appointed by the mutual agreement between Glenfarn and agdc. That role, that board seat is currently held by Janet Wiese who was formerly the president of BP Alaska.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance, 6/3/26, 1:30pm · Jun 3, 2026
0:59
Adam Prestidge
“The distinction here is that recognizing the importance of AGDC's role representing the State of Alaska, there are additional components and rights and, and principles that benefit the AGDC minority share and require certain things from Glenfarn”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance, 6/3/26, 1:30pm · Jun 3, 2026
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Adam Prestidge
“Two of those board members are appointed by Glenn Farn. The first, the chair of the board is Brendan Duvall, the CEO and founder of Glenfarn Group. And the second board member appointed by Glenn Farn is myself, Adam Prestage. AGDC has the right to appoint one board member and they've appointed Frank Richards the president of of agdc.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance, 6/3/26, 1:30pm · Jun 3, 2026
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Matt Kissinger
“Same with asset distributions. They're not allowed to distribute the assets of eight Star without our approval. So that protects eight Star and the assets within it. That especially the permits and the right of way and things that we've contributed to it.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance, 6/3/26, 1:30pm · Jun 3, 2026
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Matt Kissinger
“Additional capital asks of AGDC or of the state have to have AGDC approvals. That's a really important one. There are no more capital asks of AGDC into 8 star without AGDC's consent.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance, 6/3/26, 1:30pm · Jun 3, 2026
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Matt Kissinger
“These are the overarching principles that we put in place to truly protect the key issues of importance to Alaskans. So the first one is establish and maintain a substantial operational presence in Alaska. And again, if we see contracts coming through that don't achieve that aim, then AGDC has the right to disapprove of those contracts.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance, 6/3/26, 1:30pm · Jun 3, 2026
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Matt Kissinger
“The first one is non Alaska aligned contracts. So we have the Alaska Advantage principles that we'll talk about next and we get to review every key contract that is progressed through eight Star and ensure that they're all in line with those principles.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance, 6/3/26, 1:30pm · Jun 3, 2026
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Lisa Murkowski
“S. 630, the Quapaw Tribal Settlement act, sponsored by our former colleague, Mark Wayne Mullen, would implement a $137.5 million U.S. court of Claims recommended settlement between the United States and the Quapaw Nation.”Senate Indian Affairs (Murkowski): Hearings to examine S.630, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to the Quapaw Nation and certain members of the Quapaw Nation in accordance with the recommendation of the United States Court of Federal Claims, S.1514/H.R.2389, to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, S.2796, to provide for a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California, S.2871/H.R.2400, to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe, S.3219, to transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and S.3475/H.R.2916, to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York. · Jun 3, 2026
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Speaker C
“We have either stayed the same or increased satisfaction in all areas that were surveyed since 2024. And significant progress has been made in a couple areas. So we're going to continue to focus on the great stuff that's going on as well as listening to those that are less satisfied in trying to translate those to meaningful improvements”Petersburg Borough: Hospital Board Meeting · Jun 3, 2026
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Jason
“you should always be proud and grateful that you live in Alaska because they have their act together. You're, you're probably one of the leading states. You were awarded the most money, but you're also well ahead, at least two months ahead of most states in terms of rolling out the program”Petersburg Borough: Hospital Board Meeting · Jun 3, 2026
0:25
Speaker C
“compared to 2024. In 2026 we increased overall satisfaction for employees from 84 to 91%, which is really incredible. This is well above the national averages.”Petersburg Borough: Hospital Board Meeting · Jun 3, 2026
0:17
Speaker B
“I just wanted to highlight a couple things about the workplace satisfaction survey that we did in April.”Petersburg Borough: Hospital Board Meeting · Jun 3, 2026
0:38
Speaker A
“a Black Swan event is just something that is unplanned for as low probability, but high impact when it does occur. COVID 19 was a great example of a Black Swan event.”Senate Finance, 6/2/26, 9am · Jun 2, 2026
0:29
Speaker A
“We were recently involved with reviewing the Vogel nuclear power plant down in Georgia. Units 3 and 4 that were completed a few years ago. That project, I believe, ended up at roughly $36 billion and took, I believe it was seven years longer than planned to complete.”Senate Finance, 6/2/26, 9am · Jun 2, 2026
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Speaker A
“the most recent information I've heard is that it's imminent. I understand it's pushed from what was previously forecasted, but I believe it's still expected the first half of this year.”Senate Finance, 6/2/26, 9am · Jun 2, 2026
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Speaker A
“Bent Flyberg is recognized as one of, if not the preeminent researcher of megaprojects. Through his research of Thousands of projects. He's found 92% of megaprojects are over budget, over schedule or both, which he has dubbed the Iron Law megaprojects.”Senate Finance, 6/2/26, 9am · Jun 2, 2026
0:25
Bert Stedman
“As I recall that from those classes that we had years ago on a mega project, if, if you were only 20% or less overrun, that was a successful project.”Senate Finance, 6/2/26, 9am · Jun 2, 2026
0:22
Speaker A
“the pre FID status including gas sales precedent agreements, downstream letters of intent, pipe supply, preliminary agreements and engagement with EPCM and EPC contractors”Senate Finance, 6/2/26, 9am · Jun 2, 2026
0:29
Maxwell Sumner
“I think it achieves my outcomes and it still respects the efforts put in by the community councils for the comprehensive plans, which I think are very valuable documents. I just think that, you know, it's problematic taking a policy document that has conflicting things and kind of nebulous goals and saying that this is a. This is A regulatory document.”Mat-Su Borough: Regular Assembly Meeting - June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026
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Alex Strawn
“The answer is no. This does not affect any comprehensive plans. It only takes away it as a borough standard for. For gravel.”Mat-Su Borough: Regular Assembly Meeting - June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026
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Bill Gamble
“instead of just removing this language completely out of the comp plan, is there no way that we can massage the language in there so that it is more conforming with what we're trying to do and not take away from what the community wants.”Mat-Su Borough: Regular Assembly Meeting - June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026
0:35
Alex Strawn
“people are best served when they're at least in somewhat the same proximity as where development is occurring because it's just less travel time, less expensive, and less wear and tear on our roads.”Mat-Su Borough: Regular Assembly Meeting - June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026
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Alex Strawn
“I am the author of this ordinance and I actually am the one who brought this to Assemblymember Sumner after he asked the question why it is that we're having limited gravel, specifically in the Knick Fairview area.”Mat-Su Borough: Regular Assembly Meeting - June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026
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Alex Strawn
“The Knick Fairview one is our most glaring example of how this code provision is problematic where they essentially say that gravel extraction is only allowed within industrial areas. And then it has sort of a hand drawn map with two properties that are labeled as industrial areas, one of which is already being used by Alaska Block and Concrete and the other one that is a junkyard. So there's a de facto prohibition of the entire Knick Fairview area”Mat-Su Borough: Regular Assembly Meeting - June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026
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Alex Strawn
“when our planners write up their staff report, it's this big, long document that's kind of hard to read because it's sometimes repetitive. But we make findings and conclusions for every standard in borough code. So we'll go through every single standard and we will make findings and conclusion based on that. Since this is written into code, we will be compelled to address it, and it will go in the staff report and in the draft resolution we present to the planning commission.”Mat-Su Borough: Regular Assembly Meeting - June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026
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Alex Strawn
“what this does, is it. I wish I had done this in the first place instead of just done an outright repeal of that. That section of code forces the planning commission to review the comprehensive plan, knowing that there's potentially conflicting provisions. Comp plans also get very old and stale if you have a 30 or 40 year old comprehensive plan. Things have probably changed since it was written, so they at least need to consider it, but it doesn't make it a regulatory document that they have to comply with all the things in there.”Mat-Su Borough: Regular Assembly Meeting - June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026
0:26
Speaker B
“I move to enter executive session for subject that tends to prejudice the reputation and character of any persons. Provided the person may request a public discussion. In particular, to hold an annual evaluation of the attorney.”Mat-Su Borough: Assembly Special Meeting 4pm 06/02/2026 · Jun 2, 2026
0:34
Kathy Bell
“I would love to say yes, that this 100 people knocking at the door, but there isn't because it's a nursing shortage right now. There's a nursing shortage in all parts of nursing.”Anchorage School Board: 06/02/2026: School Board Work Session · Jun 2, 2026
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Kathy Bell
“Bottom line, the school district can better meet the needs of our most medically complex students at all times, regardless of what building they're in.”Anchorage School Board: 06/02/2026: School Board Work Session · Jun 2, 2026
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Kathy Bell
“When we're taking talking about acuity in a school, we're talking about the acuity of the students within that school. What are we placing the most weight on that when determining acuity are treatments ordered by a doctor or a medical authority. The these are scheduled and done on a day to day basis and best practices for these treatments to be performed by a nurse.”Anchorage School Board: 06/02/2026: School Board Work Session · Jun 2, 2026
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Kathy Bell
“Theoretically, we will implement the regional model today. If we were going to implement it Today, we'd have 31 nurses at low acuity schools who would help provide coverage at higher acuity schools. A couple examples of this is like in the east region, there's four low acuity schools and nine high acuity schools.”Anchorage School Board: 06/02/2026: School Board Work Session · Jun 2, 2026
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Kathy Bell
“Ideally, if we had all the money in the world, every school would have a nurse. But we would still keep the regional model just so that if we a couple few nurses are out and a sub isn't able to pick up those coverages for those schools, we can move somebody from a low acuity school to cover a high acuity school for a day.”Anchorage School Board: 06/02/2026: School Board Work Session · Jun 2, 2026
0:57
Wilson
“I just wanted to ensure that there's additional conversations happening particularly for those UAPS in the schools that will not have a full time nurse moving forward.”Anchorage School Board: 06/02/2026: School Board Work Session · Jun 2, 2026
0:17
Speaker A
“I move in case 20260059 to recommend to the Anchorage assembly approval of the rezone of one parcel from R5 district to R3 district.”Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - June 1, 2026 - 2026-06-01 18:30:00 · Jun 2, 2026
0:09
Speaker A
“I agree with the department recommendations that the proposed rezone meets the three approval criteria. I'll also note that no public or agency opposition to the rezone was heard.”Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - June 1, 2026 - 2026-06-01 18:30:00 · Jun 2, 2026
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Speaker A
“That motion passes.”Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - June 1, 2026 - 2026-06-01 18:30:00 · Jun 2, 2026
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Speaker A
“Introduction for public hearing legislative matters resolution 26 09, a resolution of the Matanuska Susitna Borough Planning Commission recommending approval of an ordinance amending MSB 17.73 multifamily development design standards to align permitting and design standards with the scale and complexity of development projects. Staff Alex Strachan Planning Director public hearing date June 15, 2026”Mat-Su Borough: Planning Commission Meeting - Monday, June 1st, 2026 · Jun 1, 2026
0:35
Paul O'Connor
“But without a fully resourced noaa, these investments won't reach our decks, your dinner plates, or the American economy.”House: Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.” · Jun 4, 2025
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Paul O'Connor
“And we've also seen uncertainty in our weather forecasts, which for us represents danger on the daily. So we're making big decisions on whether we want to go out in 10 foot seas in a 22 foot skiff or not. And we need to know what the weather's going to do and we need that to be accurate.”House: Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.” · Jun 4, 2025
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Paul O'Connor
“It adds uncertainty in a way that can both lead us into a fisheries disaster we don't see coming or leave fish in the water that we could have otherwise safely harvested.”House: Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.” · Jun 4, 2025
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Rick Bellavance
“Anytime there's a compromise to the quality of the data that we use to make those decisions or the personnel that we need to promulgate those regulations, publish them in the Federal Register and so on, it's just more difficult for us to do our job.”House: Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.” · Jun 4, 2025
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Paul O'Connor
“NOAA's budget underpins virtually every part of the US seafood supply supply chain. Cuts aren't just numbers on a spreadsheet. They are delayed surveys, outdated stock assessments, long waits for permits, loans and disaster relief, weakened enforcement and failure to modernize. Without timely science and vigorous oversight, we can't make good decisions and we risk losing one of the last wild protein industries on earth.”House: Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.” · Jun 4, 2025
0:57
Hageman
“In April, he signed an executive order titled Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness, which is intended to reduce regulatory burdens and restrictions to ensure that the American fishing industry can thrive. President Trump's executive order directed the Secretary of Commerce to work with the eight regional fishery management councils to make the necessary changes to reduce regulatory burdens to adopt new technologies to improve management and work with stakeholders across this community.”House: Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.” · Jun 4, 2025
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Paul O'Connor
“we must have the best available science, but not only that, we must be consistent improving it and improving the science that we are relying on for our decision making.”House: Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.” · Jun 4, 2025
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Dustin Delano
“I can't preach enough. The need for better data collection and collaboration between scientists and fishermen. I think that's extremely important.”House: Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.” · Jun 4, 2025
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Dustin Delano
“I believe, you know, some of this has been mentioned, that it's important that we continue the work that needs to be done to assure that fisheries are permitted, and that is through surveys that are existing and continuing those time series. It's important to have the funding to do that.”House: Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.” · Jun 4, 2025