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

Kristi Traver

“how do we cut it down? A reasonable time, because I know I'm not going to do an hour-long survey. I don't expect anybody else to be there. So anyways, it is draft form, but once we get that feedback, have talked to the city, um, we'll bring that survey to the entire Commission before we launch it.”

Anchorage Assembly: Anchorage Women's Commission Meeting 8/6/26 · Aug 10, 2026

Kristi Traver

“I think in terms of follow-up, it's just Beth and Celeste, once you've had a chance, if you can send some feedback. If you are interested in attending the meeting with Emily Bogart tomorrow, let me get the time on it.”

Anchorage Assembly: Anchorage Women's Commission Meeting 8/6/26 · Aug 10, 2026

Beth Fleischer

“I was just gonna say that your survey was amazing. I just—. It was a lot. It's a lot to digest, and I haven't gotten there.”

Anchorage Assembly: Anchorage Women's Commission Meeting 8/6/26 · Aug 10, 2026

Kristi Traver

“Frankie then connected us with Emily Bokar, who's an innovation strategist with the Municipalities Initiative or I-Team. That meeting, just because of people's schedules, has not happened, but it is scheduled for tomorrow morning.”

Anchorage Assembly: Anchorage Women's Commission Meeting 8/6/26 · Aug 10, 2026

Kristi Traver

“We made the determination that we wanted to get community feedback from women in the municipality about what were their major concerns, what would they want this commission to be focused on addressing through policy recommendations to the municipality. So we are in the process of developing that. There is a draft survey that was sent to the other 2 committee members, that's Beth and Celeste.”

Anchorage Assembly: Anchorage Women's Commission Meeting 8/6/26 · Aug 10, 2026

Kristi Traver

“the idea is do the survey, gather some input, then do some listening sessions with targeted groups of individuals., in the muni, different demographics, to get a little bit more in-depth feedback. Um, during the last 2 months, while we were kind of on a little break, Ari connected us with Frankie Dahl, who's the outreach coordinator for the Community Safety and Development Division of the Health Department. So just upstairs here to talk about how we could be working together with them. They have requirements or have wanted to do more in engaging the community, and them participating with our survey and our listening groups would really be beneficial to them.”

Anchorage Assembly: Anchorage Women's Commission Meeting 8/6/26 · Aug 10, 2026

Beth Fleischer

“I was like, gosh, we don't want this many questions. And I read them all. I'm like, yeah, we do. Uh, so I hear you. There were more.”

Anchorage Assembly: Anchorage Women's Commission Meeting 8/6/26 · Aug 10, 2026

Kristi Traver

“So more of this is coordinating with the city's resources, so we're not having to do all of it ourselves or, you know, fundraise for resources to do it. And so that's the intent of this meeting. My interest is on once we have data, uh, they have tools that can do some really in-depth analysis that would help us develop good recommendations, um, based on that data. And then we can move forward into more strategic planning.”

Anchorage Assembly: Anchorage Women's Commission Meeting 8/6/26 · Aug 10, 2026

Josh Graham

“my dream would be to connect Nenana and Nome permanently with the railroad.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “Did you know that we are as close to Europe as the East Coast is, as Boston, Massachusetts is? Did you know that we are the closest state to Japan, to all of Asia?”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “I've always been a strong advocate for the completion of the northern rail extension as well as the Matsu rail extension. And those are under work too.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “I was thinking of the phrase, "Alaska has been the end of the road, now Alaska will be the door to the globe." And that's really what this is about.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “So when I was in the House, I was the Transportation Chair, and I called two hearings, and one was what was happening in the Arctic as far as the beginning of shipping, and that was about 12 years ago... I also did a hearing on the need for a port in western Alaska, and we did a lot of focus and looked at the potential for the city of Nome to have that port.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “Those shipping lanes are dominated 90% by Russia. The state of Alaska needs to step up for the sake of this nation and get that balance right. We need to take our rightful place.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “So I did work on the eastern border, and what that was was a Senate resolution to support the presidential permit for a border crossing for a rail to Canada all the way to the Lower 48 that would come and connect with our rail system.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “We already have the right of way. We have the presidential permit that was signed in 2021, um, based on that prior work”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Blake Gettys “he said that in the future, whoever holds Alaska, they will control the world.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Blake Gettys “What Shelley is bringing up is bigger than all those. A gas line's a gas line. Oil line's an oil line. This would be tying Alaska into world commerce.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “Port of Nome is Phase 1, the connection from Alberta to Alaska's rail system is Phase 2, and the third phase then would be, and this is the big one, Nenana to Nome.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “But I want to tell you, it is time to rotate the globe. It is time to start looking at Alaska from the top of the world.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Josh Graham

“it would mean a lot to the interior of Alaska if we had access to that coast where all of that transnational shipping that's going through the Bering Strait, we could export out of there to Europe and the Asian markets”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “And the Port of Nome is now under construction. So that's, that's phase 1 of this project.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “Well, a couple of years ago, I brokered the deal on the Senate floor to get $175 million for the Port of Nome. Had I not stepped in, that money would not have gotten.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “one of the ways I've been thinking about this project and what this would make Alaska, it would make Alaska the Panama Canal of the 21st century.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Blake Gettys “And a big reason why our people, our young people, are leaving here is because it's too expensive. Energy's too expensive and there's not enough jobs. This would be an economic powerhouse.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Shelley Hughes “We are positioned in the next few decades, based on the work that I and others in the legislature did, to become the transportation hub of the Northern Hemisphere. We are positioned to be the crossroads of the globe at the top of the world.”

Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe · Aug 6, 2026

Karlon Tuluk

“The event marked an important milestone for the community and recognized the collaboration and dedication that made the project possible. The new clinic represents an investment in accessible, high-quality healthcare and will help strengthen services for current and future generations.”

Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 58 · Jul 31, 2026

Karlon Tuluk

“Last Friday, tribal leaders gathered in Tanana to celebrate the opening of the community's new clinic.”

Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 58 · Jul 31, 2026

Karlon Tuluk

“This challenge is a very dangerous social media trend encouraging young people to misuse Benadryl and has been linked to serious overdoses across the country. Ask your children what they are seeing on TikTok and other social media. Remind them that online challenges can be dangerous. Keep medications stored securely and encourage them to come to a trusted adult if they have questions or concerns.”

Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 58 · Jul 31, 2026

Karlon Tuluk

“Back-to-school session is almost here. And now is the perfect time to schedule your child's annual wellness visit.”

Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 58 · Jul 31, 2026

Karlon Tuluk

“If you are currently breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed, you can take a short survey at TCC WIC services and to be entered to win a prize.”

Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 58 · Jul 31, 2026

Karlon Tuluk

“Throughout August, Tanana Chiefs Conference will host back-to-school clinics at Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center here in Fairbanks, Upper Tanana Health Center in Tok, and Edgar Nolner Health Center in Galena. Clinics will offer well-child checkups, sports physicals, and immunizations with weekend, after-hours, and walk-in appointments available to make care more accessible accessible for families. Visit the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center Facebook page for clinic updates, times, and additional details for each participating community.”

Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 58 · Jul 31, 2026

Jharrett Bryantt “Fiscal stabilization is my number 2 priority because we know that we have about a $40 million structural shortfall.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Paul McDonogh “the resolution would state that the board hereby commits that it does not intend to close any schools this school year as long as there's no emergency need, like weather, epidemic, another epidemic, or something. Um, and the, the rationale I think comes from the, the superintendent's remarks way back in April, uh, where the superintendent gave many reasons why school closures this year, while it may be a cost savings measure, we have so much dust settling from other programming efficiencies, 3 years in a row of school closures... and now the board is committed to a new committee to basically re-engineer the whole process of identifying schools for closure, uh, that a year of reprieve and respite would be very needed for the community.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Paul McDonogh “I hope that as we read it in the next 2 weeks that we're able to give the community some assured understanding of where we are on school closures this year.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Paul McDonogh “I also took up, just generally in my own capacity as a board member, in non-action items on the agenda, the Resolution 2627.01, which, if it passes through the next reading of the board, would essentially tell the— like, the board being able to express that it will limit its authority in closing schools this year. Only to emergency situations, which I think will be a supportive voice from the board to the committee to be able to say that we don't want to disrupt the process of planning a new engagement strategy by having to then identify schools to close halfway through that strategy being completed.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Lem Wheelis

“I will have 45 students sitting in my classroom.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Kelly Lessens “the differences between the original version and the S version equate to slightly fewer FTE, 45 in the S version versus 50 in the original version. The S version specifies that it would, that we would direct those new dollars towards teacher, building substitute, and counselor FTE.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Bonnie Gurney

“I was really disheartened last week to learn that we were losing one of our most beloved, charismatic, and young teachers at Bear Valley because they were facing the prospect of a 38-wide combo class.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Christy Sitz

“Anchorage's estimated share of these state resources includes $32 million in one-time funds and millions more, millions more in energy relief. The decision sits right here. The ASD Finance Committee has brought forth a proposal to invest to hire over 50 teachers. We urge you to pass this.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Rachel Blakeslee “ASD would be slated to receive up to $32.2 million. The waterfall funding mechanism, though, is really FY26 surplus funding that would allow us to receive that appropriation.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Jharrett Bryantt “the short of it is that ASD has a very small margin of error because over the past several years we've spent our reserves to be dangerously low, so we do not have $32 million to gamble.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Kelly Lessens “this proposal, in essence, in Memo 016, and quite frankly also in 016S, says with that dollar, that 5th dollar, dollar number 5, from 4 to 5, we're going to spend 97 cents, leaving 3 pennies for our students if there's an emergency.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Kelly Lessens “$680,000 to ensure that in the first semester of 2026-27, highly gifted elementary students and student athletes enrolled in any sport retained or restored for FY27 by prior board action can safely and equitably access the educational services for which they are qualified”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Adrienne Michael

“the reality is the money is available and you can impact this school year right now.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Kelly Lessens “The Anchorage School Board— no board in the state of Alaska should be in the position of trying to fill positions days before the school year starts and of staring down to like the bottom of the barrel with their resources.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Lem Wheelis

“I was encouraged to read ASD Memorandum 16 over the weekend, and I'm here tonight to urge you to pass it. We need to put every dollar we can get into reducing class sizes.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

Lem Wheelis

“I measured my classroom divided by the regulatory metric for classrooms of 1 person per 20 square feet and determined my classroom has the capacity for 38 people. That includes me, so 37 students.”

Anchorage School Board: 8/4/26 ASD School Board Meeting · Aug 4, 2026

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