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

Mary Peltola “Magnuson-Stevens does need to be revised to curtail bycatch, Standards, national standards 4, 8, and 9 do need to be tightened up. We Alaskans, almost all of us agree on this. Alaska Natives should have 1 or 2 seats on the council.”

LIVE: 2026 Alaska Congressional Fisheries Debates · Sep 13, 2026

Mary Peltola “This is the one place where Congress, Alaskans, has an opportunity to say, no, this is a man-made impact. We have the ability to, to address this systemically.”

LIVE: 2026 Alaska Congressional Fisheries Debates · Sep 13, 2026

Dan Sullivan “which set the stage for my comprehensive bycatch Bycatch Reduction Act, which we will be bringing to vote on in the Commerce Committee next week. The one way in which we will not get any bycatch legislation done is if the senators from Seattle who support and have fundraised for my opponent become the chairman of the Commerce Committee.”

LIVE: 2026 Alaska Congressional Fisheries Debates · Sep 13, 2026

Dan Sullivan “my opponent has been saying she was against that law, which I think is remarkable.”

LIVE: 2026 Alaska Congressional Fisheries Debates · Sep 13, 2026

Mary Peltola “10 times the current senator has voted for this war in Iran.”

LIVE: 2026 Alaska Congressional Fisheries Debates · Sep 13, 2026

Mary Peltola “10 Times he's voted to jack up our prices. This is a direct link to the Strait of Hormuz”

LIVE: 2026 Alaska Congressional Fisheries Debates · Sep 13, 2026

Mary Peltola “This war in Iran is driving up our gas and diesel prices. Dan Sullivan has voted for the war in Iran over 10 times.”

LIVE: 2026 Alaska Congressional Fisheries Debates · Sep 13, 2026

Mary Peltola “I am very proud of the, uh, trawling bill, the bycatch bill that I introduced when I was in the Congress, the 2 years that I served in Congress in the minority.”

LIVE: 2026 Alaska Congressional Fisheries Debates · Sep 13, 2026

Dan Sullivan “When the Congresswoman was in office for 2 terms, she never introduced any bill to, uh, get this into law. She didn't introduce a companion bill of mine. Actually, after she lost in 2024, in December of 2024, she introduced a bill to finally do this. Talk about too late.”

LIVE: 2026 Alaska Congressional Fisheries Debates · Sep 13, 2026

Betsy Wood “planning is for those earlier stage projects under $250,000, and it will have a shortened application.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Heidi Hedberg “There are focus areas that we want to elevate in year 2, and this is specific to the fall cycle around Pay for Readiness, care coordination, and EMS. You'll notice a theme. It's all about readiness.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Betsy Wood “we have a year 2 kickoff September 23rd in Anchorage.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Heidi Hedberg “we need organizations to have the stabilization in these areas around pay for value, care coordination, and EMS so that they can be ready to start into some transformation efforts.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Betsy Wood “this means we're targeting about 11 weeks from application opening to awards beginning, compared to the 24 weeks that we've been working on under this first cycle.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Betsy Wood “rather than another 2-stage, 24-week process, this is what we're working towards... we are targeting that application to open in late September or early October. The application would be open for about 4 weeks, followed by roughly 4 weeks of processing and review.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Betsy Wood “organizations can submit up to 5 applications. Per opening, per round. The goal is to really encourage all of you to do some front-end prioritization and submit focused proposals”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Betsy Wood “we've made a number of changes to the process in response to a lot of the lessons that we've learned and the reflections that we have after year 1. We're really trying to make the next cycle easier to understand for applicants, easier to apply to, and faster to move through.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Betsy Wood “In year one, applicants provided information at the LOI stage, waited through a review period, which was rather lengthy, and then had 3 weeks to develop the full application. We're going to streamline that this year.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Heidi Hedberg “first, we cast a really broad net and there was a large response.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Betsy Wood “there will be one application instead of two stages. There will not be a separate letter of interest and then a second application. You will just apply one time.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Heidi Hedberg “facility and renovations will be open in the spring. CMS has a cap on that type of funding, and we want to ensure that it's fair and equitable for all organizations as they're applying for that funding.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Betsy Wood “there was the 4-week letter of interest submission followed later by a 3-week full application. From the day that the letters of interest opened until we first started issuing award decisions was about 24 weeks. So while that overall cycle was really long, the time that you all had to develop your proposal was relatively short and, and split across 2 separate windows.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Heidi Hedberg “We also saw that, um, there was a lot of ideas, but it was really hard to understand what the organization was trying to accomplish.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Heidi Hedberg “it took more time for us to review all of those 1,800 LOIs and all of those applications”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Betsy Wood “there will be 2 funding cycles per year, and we'll be publishing that calendar in advance.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: RHTP Funding Cycle Updates: Reflections and Next Steps (September 11, 2026) · Sep 11, 2026

Andrew Mazzella

“the ban that's targeted at this, that's why we have to— we have no choice to take a hostile position on it because, um, you're going to cost— first of all, you're going to cost the town more money than you can even imagine in the lost revenue”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Sarah Fine-Walsh “I think if you're patient and you work with the borough instead of threatening lawsuits, respectfully, um, I think we can work, move forward together for something that works for all of us.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Andrew Mazzella

“First, the 15-day rule was violated. Mandatory public notices for a zoning alteration of this scale must be fully executed and accessible at least 15 days prior to the hearing. That timeline was missed.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Andrew Mazzella

“So when Miss Cabrera said at the beginning of the meeting this is not a public hearing, that is a categorically false statement.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Sarah Fine-Walsh “I move to recommend that the Assembly adopt an ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the acceptance and processing of land use applications and building permits for data centers within Service Area 1, so that review standards specific to this use can be developed. The moratorium would run for 1 year from its effective date, apply only within Service Area 1, and expire automatically unless the Assembly repeals or extends it.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Andrew Mazzella

“Third, the 600-foot rule was ignored. The code strictly mandates that written notice must be mailed via first-class mail to all property owners within 600 feet of an impacted exterior boundary... Muzzell, Alaska did not receive timely formal mailed notice. In fact, we've received no notice to date.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Andrew Mazzella

“This commission lacks the legal jurisdiction to hold a hearing, vote, or make recommendations on this item today because the borough has committed fatal notice violations under the Petersburg Municipal Code and Alaska law.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Sarah Fine-Walsh “the purpose of this moratorium— not a ban, a moratorium for one year— is that the borough can put in some common sense guardrails for what is a really really impactful industry that is new. It's impactful in terms of power usage... water... and noise pollution.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Tom Kowalske “I'm, I'm in support for just moving forward with, um, the recommendation to the assembly to ban dancers.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Andrew Mazzella

“You are opening the borough up to immediate litigation, temporary restraining orders, and substantial civil rights and regulatory takings claims under the Penn Central framework.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Tara Favilla “our counsel has formally advised the borough that required public notice procedures were not followed before this moratorium was advanced.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Tara Favilla “given how quickly things are moving, the opportunity will be gone in the year that you're talking about, which is why this is so important. And you may have somebody else move in that does what you are afraid of.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Sarah Fine-Walsh “we only have room on the grid for one data center. So if data center is approved before any regulations are in place, that's game over.”

Petersburg Borough: Planning Commission Meeting 9.8.2026 · Sep 11, 2026

Bo Sedillo-Whiteside “I strongly prefer that anyone attending remotely needs to be on screen. Folks need to see our face, you know, look us in the eyes best we can.”

Kodiak Borough: Assembly Work Session of September 10, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026

Dan Rohrer “You were able to vote privately in the privacy of your own homes, send that to the clerk, and the clerk put together an administrative review of it.”

Kodiak Borough: Assembly Work Session of September 10, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026

Dan Rohrer “The remedy is to tonight to discuss it in the public's view. I know that's going to take time and it's a beautiful evening, um, but the bottom line is you violated the Open Meetings Act.”

Kodiak Borough: Assembly Work Session of September 10, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026

Jeremiah Gardner “in the event of a natural disaster or a landslide down by the crane, like somebody can't make it in from the Flats, you know, I would like to see, uh, that person be able to attend virtually specifically because that would be a high priority item to discuss and get after right away.”

Kodiak Borough: Assembly Work Session of September 10, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026

Dan Rohrer “What you may not do is poll them in regards to substantive topics that you just, uh, I mean, and I get it's so much more efficient, right? But this is democracy and it's not about efficiency, it's about protecting my rights as a citizen.”

Kodiak Borough: Assembly Work Session of September 10, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026

Dan Rohrer “I'm not going to file a complaint with the state of Alaska for this one, but I will for future ones because at this point you've been notified, you know that you've been told that what you did was illegal.”

Kodiak Borough: Assembly Work Session of September 10, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026

Dan Rohrer “everything remains to be discussed because what you discussed privately, illegally behind closed doors is an absolute violation of the Open Meetings Act. If you go on the state's website and go to commonly asked questions, the third one down, I think it might be the fourth one down, is, is it legal to poll your members?”

Kodiak Borough: Assembly Work Session of September 10, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026

Dan Rohrer “You may not— you absolutely may not, no exceptions— pull your assembly. You can pull them for one thing only, and one thing only, and that is, do you guys have availability for a meeting? Like, it's purely procedural.”

Kodiak Borough: Assembly Work Session of September 10, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026

Dan Rohrer “I am really, really, really, really concerned. So I have not ever seen an elected body flagrantly disregard the Open Meetings Act.”

Kodiak Borough: Assembly Work Session of September 10, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026

Jeremiah Gardner “One of the reasons I voted no on this to audio only is I am severely hearing impaired. When one of you are on the video call, I am literally reading your lips sometimes to get context.”

Kodiak Borough: Assembly Work Session of September 10, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026

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