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

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Sara Hannan“I'm going to object for purpose of discussion and ask Chief Technology and Outreach Officer Tim Powers to provide information and take questions. We also have in the room with us Justin Shoman, who is President and General Manager of KTOO Public Media, and he is available if we have other questions.”

Alaska Legislature: Joint Legislative Council, 8/25/26, 11am ·

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Sara Hannan“Yes. Chair Hannon. Yes. 8 Yeas, 0 nays. With 8 yeas and 0 nays, the motion has been adopted.”

Alaska Legislature: Joint Legislative Council, 8/25/26, 11am ·

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John Sims“If both Chugach Electric and MEA those exchange agreements actually come to fruition and we do that, we are still about a BCF short.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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John Sims“Is it full? Is CINGSA for right now? Representative Fields, through the chair, it is not. It is about maybe half. I don't know the exact number.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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John Sims“We have restarted conversations with Chugach again, and we are waiting back to hear their proposal on what they can do in this different timeframe.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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John Sims“So as has been publicly noticed, we are in the middle of an arbitration with HEX to try and get the gas that we expected from them.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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John Sims“What we are trying to do contractually is they will give us 1.2 BCF in exchange for us sending that same volume back to them by March of 2028. So we're not receiving gas that we get to keep and just, you know, use for our customers.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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John Sims“we had a certain expectation of gas deliveries from the Cook Inlet at the beginning of the year. One of those— I guess one of those groupings of volumes was from Bluecrest.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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John Sims“Information that we have since received from them is that they do not plan on starting their exploration or their production.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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John Sims“We have not received any discretionary gas sales from HEX since July 26th. We are receiving 8 million a day from them, 8.1 million a day, which is their firm volumes. We were expecting more than that per what we viewed as our contract rights.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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John Sims“back in April when we spoke to a number of you down in Juneau, we were expecting gas to start flowing in our system by September 1st from Blue Crest, and we were expecting about 1 to 1.5 BCF of gas. We now know that's not possible for that September 1st delivery to start.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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John Sims“Chugach Electric offered up the opportunity for us to do a similar exchange with them, uh, for about 1 BCF of gas.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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John Sims“we are working on an exchange agreement with Matanuska Electric.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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John Sims“the commission denied our initial petition for reconsideration— excuse me, our petition for, uh, determination of prudency.”

Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - August 20, 2026 2:00pm ·

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Luke Saugier“of course Hilcorp supports the Alaska LNG project, and we're going to continue investing in the Cook Inlet to make sure that Alaska has the gas that we need during the transition. But Alaska needs a durable, long-term solution, and that solution is North Slope gas.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Adam Prestidge“I think that the property tax bill now sits on the 1-yard line, the last mile, the final push up, up the mountain. Nothing ever— nothing of this scale is ever easy.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Adam Prestidge“we've been supportive of capping the price of gas that can be sold to, to the utilities and the ratepayers of Alaska. That's an exceptional thing.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Rebecca Logan“The message they frequently hear from investors that they are trying to bring to Alaska is, "Wait and see." We are definitely going to wait and see what your legislature does. The taxing our way to prosperity conversation is being heard outside of Alaska and it is discouraging investment.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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John Sims“Because of that reliance, because of that confidence that I had in Cook Inlet, as we sit today, if deliveries maintain at the same rate we're getting them, We will be 3 BCF short for this upcoming winter. So let me put that in a little different perspective for folks. 3 BCF is equivalent to 18 days in the middle of winter where I cannot serve any customers, not just residential, not just small commercial, any customers.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Matthew Kissinger“Under the current statutes, this project would have to kick out an extra billion dollars a year to service those property taxes. Now, it's an economic project, but it's not economic enough to kick out an extra billion dollars a year. So this was never a question of, are we giving up a billion dollars? There is no billion dollars because the pipeline just doesn't get built unless we get these barriers out of the way.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Mike Dunleavy“I think we're really, really close, and I, I'm being sincere. I know people have said, well, you've said that before. I do. I, I think we're really close to coming to an agreement.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Kari Noor

“Our request is simple: Keep the path clear. Advance legislation that supports the Alaska LNG Project. Preserve a stable and competitive investment climate, address broader tax and fiscal policy separately, and give this project the opportunity to succeed.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Joe Balash“RDC stands in opposition along with our other trade association partners to the— unvetted, easily challenged legally provisions that have been offered more often in social media than in committee hearing for vetting.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Mike Dunleavy“I would say that I think we're in positive discussions with the executive, my office and myself, positive discussions with the legislature, key players in the legislature, and I'm optimistic that we can come to an agreement that gets enough votes to get around a bill and put this behind us.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Luke Saugier“recent headlines have suggested that our position at Hilcorp, that we oppose this targeted income tax on Hilcorp, is against gas line development. And that's simply not true. The July 23rd letter that I sent to the legislature explains our position, and it kind of gets into the consequences of what that targeted Hilcorp income tax would cause to happen.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Adam Prestidge“I have every confidence that at the end of the day, the logic, the fundamentals, the need for this project to go forward, and the tremendous benefit that this project will carry to the state is what will push this— the tax bill across the line to being passed in a form that works during this special session.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Adam Prestidge“I have lost count, but dozens and dozens and dozens of hearings and testimony session from, from, from Glen Farn, from the Alaska Gas Line Development Corporation, from Enstar, from the Department of Revenue, from the Department of Natural Resources. This is a topic that has had tremendous focus, which underscores its importance.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Kari Noor

“Adding unrelated targeted taxes, project-specific surcharges, or other policy provisions creates uncertainty. Even if those measures are narrowly intended, they send a broader signal that Alaska may change the rules during major investment decisions. That uncertainty affects whether companies choose to invest hire, purchase equipment, and grow in our state.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Adam Prestidge“we've made a commitment and we've been supportive of language that was added to the legislation to ensure that ratepayers do not bear the risk of cost overruns. That means that if there is a risk that the project is over budget, frankly, we, Glenfarm, and our investors, we're going to wear that risk.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Matthew Kissinger“One of the benefits, or the silver linings, to have this tax bill go through now its third special session is that more and more Alaskans are paying attention.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Tony Izzo“We're the third largest buyer of gas in the Cook Inlet, and I give you some sense of scale here. Enstar clearly being number one, but John mentioned 3 BCF of gas. That's half a year for MEA.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Tony Izzo“We're seeing gas in the inlet, $16, $17 for what I would refer to as interruptible gas.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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John Sims“Now, if deliveries come as expected from the Cook Inlet for the remainder of the year, we will be 1 BCF short, which means I'll need 6 days of gas in the middle of winter for folks. That is under normal weather conditions.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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John Sims“That is legislation out of necessity. That is the place we're in today. We have to have legislation out of necessity because as we are looking at things today, I am 18 days short of serving our customers. JBEHR reached out to me.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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John Sims“It is urgent. We cannot delay it. And trust me, a pipeline or an LNG import, we cannot do it in time to get it here for this winter. We can't do it in time to get next winter and probably not even in 2029.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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John Sims“So we're now telling the military, You need to plan on dual fuel.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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John Sims“There's planned $6.9 billion worth of investment in JBEHR here. Fantastic news. New buildings. New infrastructure, new people moving up, $6.9 billion worth to expand JBER.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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John Sims“But from my perspective, and I think most producers would tell you this, it is no longer a viable basin. How do we know it's no longer viable? Because they have to designate it as critical infrastructure. They have to have, uh, dry well insurance. They have to have subsidies.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Tony Izzo“By April of 2027, so what is that, 7 months away, there'll be a 5% increase. We go from $9 to $10.25. In 1 year and 7 months, we go to $11.75.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Mike Dunleavy“I would just encourage everyone to understand where we are with gas. It's real. The shortage is real.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Tony Izzo“It is not viable. I agree with Mr. Sims. It's not viable because there's no one's investing to develop it.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Mike Dunleavy“So where we are today is we do have a real gas crisis in Alaska. Unlike other states, we cannot wield in power.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Tony Izzo“And today, I've got gas under contract for another 2 years and 7 months.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Luke Saugier“But make no mistake, and I'm sure that Mr. Sims will reference this, we are getting dangerously close to not having enough gas to go around. And I think the utilities will affirm that they are expecting shortages here in the near term.”

Alaska Legislature: Alaska Gasline Caucus, 8/6/26, 9am ·

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Tama Solanoa

“If this ballot initiative passes, the opportunity for the Alaska Legislature to allow for American Samoans to vote in local and state is taken away. It ties their hands and prevents them from ameliorating a huge injustice.”

Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260805-1130 Ballot Measure 3 Hearing

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Mike Chenault

“It closes the gap and makes Alaska law unmistakably clear.”

Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260805-1130 Ballot Measure 3 Hearing

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Tama Solanoa

“It says the bearer is a United States national and not a United States citizen. So that can be found in my government issued, my federally issued document that I received. I am a US national. I am not an alien. I am not a citizen.”

Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260805-1130 Ballot Measure 3 Hearing

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Mike Chenault

“In this year alone, the Los Angeles City Council moved forward a proposal to allow non-citizens voting in city and school board elections.”

Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260805-1130 Ballot Measure 3 Hearing

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