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Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.

Zach Stinson

“this project is really a partnership with the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the university system, and then there's some employer partners, so we're happy to brainstorm and help how we can”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Haley Abercrombie

“So I applied for a job in health information management, didn't really know what I was getting myself into. And that's part of why I'm here too. I just want to tell you guys more about what that entails.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Haley Abercrombie

“what career paths can students enter with a 2-year degree, certificate, or other training? My company actually has apprenticeships where we hire people on, put them through an apprenticeship program, and then they graduate that and become employed with us.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Maisie Hirschman

“not all healthcare careers require this extensive of schooling. They don't require 7-8 years of schooling like I had to go through. Um, so phlebotomist, respiratory therapist, medical assistants, certified nursing assistants are just a few that don't require your traditional 4-year degree, and some are just certifications that can, can be completed in as little as about 6 to 12 weeks.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Maisie Hirschman

“Alaska, we just passed a bill that actually allows us to have a much more broader scope than we were able to starting in January of 2027.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Eliza Wheeler

“The way I went about this is I got my CNA while I was still in high school. I was pretty nervous that I wasn't going to be able to handle like the blood and all the, the, the kind of icky side of medicine.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Maisie Hirschman

“the last year you complete, um, like 1,700 hours of clinical experience. Um, so I just completed that in May, um, and then I graduated and I was able to pretty much immediately apply to take my NAPLEX, which is the board exam that you have to take to get licensed.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Demetria Veasy

“I know that our Key Night Job Center has a really great partnership with their school district for job shadowing opportunities, and I know healthcare is in that round of opportunities.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Haley Abercrombie

“It is a very niche field, I will say, um, and I guess non-traditional because you don't need a degree to come in necessarily.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Sarah Doetschman

“I did want to mention that we are, at least here in the Interior, we are very, very in need of pharmacists. So if you are interested to go to school for a long time and learn some really great stuff, there will certainly be a job waiting for you.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Eliza Wheeler

“We have physical therapy assistants, ophthalmology assistants, which is like your eyes, radiology techs, lab techs, MSAs, which is like a kind of like a front desk secretary, and then medical assistants, CNAs. So those are all different types of professionals that work in our building that require either no schooling after high school or like a 2-year associate's degree.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Maisie Hirschman

“pharmacy school is 4 years long, so I did get my doctorate of pharmacy.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Zach Stinson

“Next month we are going to be having a dive into the construction industry. The following month is going to be really focused on mining careers.”

Alaska Labor & Workforce: Lunch and Learn Heathcare Industry · Oct 5, 2026

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Joe Balash “this is before Willow's even come online, and Willow's a massive project. It's going to have really big rates. And, and so when, when that throughput starts coming online, you can see here at the end of the decade, we really start to move, move up the curve.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Joe Balash “We've, we've come back up over 500 and look to be headed towards 600 in the very near future. And that's, that's a fantastic outcome.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Joe Balash “What we've looked at is our 80,000 barrels a day from PICA is going to reduce the TAPS tariff by more than $1 per barrel. In the first 10 years.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Joe Balash “Pica, of course, we started up continuous production earlier this year. I have not seen today's numbers, but yesterday we had gotten up over 70,000 barrels.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Jim Jansen

“We are now seeing forecasts in the range of 700,000 barrels per day by 2032. It could not have happened with ACES.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Joe Balash “from the Treasury standpoint, it's about $35 million for every $1 difference in the, in the price realized.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Jim Jansen

“We have had 14 years of tax stability, which has reversed the production decline and brought us major production increases. You probably remember, as I do, when during ACES the concern was that when production fell to about 300,000 barrels per day, the pipeline would shut down.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Joe Balash “here we are today seeing production creep up over 500,000 barrels per day, first time since February of 2022. That, that we're seeing that rate of production and throughput in TAPS.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Joe Balash “Milne Point, thanks to Hilcorp, has gone from 18,000 up to 50,000 barrels per day. That's a remarkable comeback for a very mature field.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Joe Balash “Fortunately, with that change in tax policy in 2013, it coincided with the drilling of a well called the Cougar 3. Which discovered the Pika field, which my company now is developing.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Joe Balash “we saw ExxonMobil enter the bidding, which is a remarkable accomplishment or event, as it were. But it's reflective of the fact that, A, the rocks are attractive and, B, the investment climate is set at a way that is going to attract investment and attract capital.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Aaron Schutt “We produce right now 500,000 barrels a day. In the United States, it's 12 million barrels a day. So we're not even 5% of US production.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Joe Balash “This comes from the Department of Revenue sources book, and I can tell you there's a lot of optimism within the industry for what we can do with these, these Nanushuk formations, these Torok Topsets.”

RDC_2026_10_01_1 · Oct 5, 2026

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Allison Kelleher

“There are also 3 borough propositions on the ballot addressing tax revenues, the timing of municipal elections, and whether ballots should be hand-counted or electronically tabulated. In rural areas, Regional Education Attendance Area, or REAA, elections are also happening tomorrow. These elections determine school board seats in communities outside organized boroughs. Do you know your municipal election voting spot? Polls will be open from 7 AM to 8 PM, and you can find out where to vote by visiting www.alaska.gov/elections.”

Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 67 · Oct 5, 2026

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Allison Kelleher

“Looking ahead to the November 3rd general election, Tanana Chiefs Conference is hosting two virtual candidate forums. The first, Tuesday, October 6th, will feature candidates for the U.S. House, followed by the second forum on Thursday, October 8th, featuring candidates for Governor and the State House District 36. Both forums run from noon to 2 PM Alaska time. Candidates will discuss issues important to tribes and rural communities, including subsistence, public safety, housing, healthcare, and the cost of living. The forums are nonpartisan and TCC does not endorse candidates.”

Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 67 · Oct 5, 2026

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Allison Kelleher

“Both forums are virtual so you can join from your community. TCC will share information on how to participate.”

Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 67 · Oct 5, 2026

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Allison Kelleher

“Municipal elections are tomorrow. In Fairbanks, voters will decide seats on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly and School Board, as well as the Fairbanks and North Pole City Councils.”

Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 67 · Oct 5, 2026