Video Clips
Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
Randy Bates
“I can guarantee you, between Deputy Commissioner Kieneman and myself, we will be looking at the comments that you submitted, seeing if there's ways we can improve our processes regulatorily through the administrative order.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
Randy Bates
“With President Trump, Administrator Zeldin, Regional Administrator Emma Pocan, Governor Dunleavy, this cabinet, and myself, this is the most opportune time that I've ever seen in Alaska. I've never seen the federal-state alignment the way it is.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
John Crowther
“The governor wants us to meet or beat the federal timelines. And for the first time in my life, federal timelines may be moving forward and actually be a little bit more predictable timeline.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
John Crowther
“That's really to open the door to the state participating, encouraging projects to get on the dashboard, and then participating with the federal agencies for those projects that are on the dashboard to ensure that the state voice is heard and that the timelines work for the state, for the project, and to get the work done.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
Randy Bates
“FAST-41 is a wonderful opportunity to align, expedite, and coordinate our permits.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
John Crowther
“Why hasn't this particular person reviewed this? What's the hangup here? We have a lot of ability to get in and participate now, so it's really exciting.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
John Crowther
“The state has an under-that-MOU ability to suggest, recommend how projects get on the dashboard. So if you're looking at a big project, a lot of timelines, a lot of federal opposition, take a close look at it. And, and I, I really mean on the back end, the state has the ability under the MOU to directly ask the specifics of the project, not when is this going to get done, 9 months, okay, we hope so.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
Randy Bates
“Now they've reempowered this FAST-41 group, and we just need to make it permanent. We need to make it stick so that it has longevity and withstands the swing of the next administration's pendulum.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
Randy Bates
“At DEC, we looked at this as a real opportunity for our agency to do a deep dive, a deep scrub, a scour of our regulations and see if we can't find a way to identify ways to improve the timeliness, the predictability, whether there's duplication, whether there's holes in our regulations.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
John Crowther
“We have some of our cycle times literally down to less than a week. We have some of them down to, you know, 32 days, and 30 of that is a public notice period.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
Randy Bates
“We found a better way of doing business where a simple drafting of regulations sets out the rules by which you operate. You just simply have to toggle online that you need this coverage. You're good to go. It's an overnight permit. It's called permit by rule.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
Randy Bates
“It's, it's something that we haven't played with very much in the regulatory world, but it's something that has a lot of potential to streamline permitting, make it easier to get your permit, make it easier to get you active in the field.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
John Crowther
“It's an opportunity to revisit things wholesale and look at the whole record, you know, what's on there that's just kind of been on there for a long time and how do we reimagine it.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
John Crowther
“The governor is intensely focused on permitting efficiency, on adopting new technology, being more adaptive, and keeping pace with the federal opportunity we have.”11-3-25 RDC Breakfast Forum - A Conversation with Alaska's Regulatory Agency Commissioners
Denise Runge
“UAA has an apprenticeship program in early childhood education, and the way that that works is throughout Alaska primarily in rural and small areas, anyone who is employed in any capacity within the school can apply for the apprenticeship, and then they start taking online classes through UAA. Their on-the-job training happens inside the school that they're already employed in, and eventually they become a licensed teacher.”RDC: 3-26-2026 Breakfast Forum: UAA on Building Alaska's Talent Pipeline
Denise Runge
“In many ways, the Native corporations and the tribes are the partners in this because they're helping to identify the students.”RDC: 3-26-2026 Breakfast Forum: UAA on Building Alaska's Talent Pipeline
Nick Begich
“I'm pleased today to be able to welcome the Deputy Administrator of the EPA, Mr. Fatui.”RDC Annual Membership Luncheon 2026 · Jun 24, 2026
Lisa Murkowski
“the window isn't open forever, and I hate to, I hate to go from high to just kind of the tempering with realism, but we know that the pendulum always swings, so we've got to do everything that we can to complete favorable rulemakings, to get the federal permits that we need, to beat back the inevitable lawsuits that come our way, and really get things moving into construction.”RDC Annual Membership Luncheon 2026 · Jun 24, 2026
Nick Begich
“Thank you for being here with us. Thank you for your emerging partnership with Alaska and making sure that we can make the resources of our great state available to the people of this great nation. And we know that the EPA is a partner in responsible development”RDC Annual Membership Luncheon 2026 · Jun 24, 2026
Speaker A
“we're increasing downtown parking, we're increasing the public event space. Maritime Festival just happened. Brew Fest is something— is a popular annual event that would like to use this site.”05.21.26 RDC Breakfast Forum: Huna Totem Corporation · May 21, 2026
Speaker A
“We've been working very carefully with them to be sure that their anticipated pier that will accommodate the icebreaker Storis and any future vessels are compatible with our plans and positioning of the dock.”05.21.26 RDC Breakfast Forum: Huna Totem Corporation · May 21, 2026
Speaker A
“unlike other docks in Juneau and more similar to our development in Hoonah, there'll be some waterfront dining, waterfront retail, extension of the sea— very popular with residents and visitors— seawalk around the perimeter of the site.”05.21.26 RDC Breakfast Forum: Huna Totem Corporation · May 21, 2026
Speaker A
“Oak Landing, a development in downtown Juneau. I've been impatient, and as I stand here next to my friend Joe and think about the 15 years that it took to get your development timeline, I maybe need to take a breath and be a little more patient. But this Cruise ship dock and waterfront development in downtown Juneau will be the 5th dock in a community that has a 5-ship limit, but only 4 local docks in the downtown area.”05.21.26 RDC Breakfast Forum: Huna Totem Corporation · May 21, 2026
Joe
“Susan, don't get too patient. You know, that's how things lag, and that's not what Alaska needs right now. So keep, keep pushing hard.”05.21.26 RDC Breakfast Forum: Huna Totem Corporation · May 21, 2026
Speaker A
“In April, we signed the tideland lease with the City and Borough of Juneau. The conditional use permits were actually issued in 2023. So this has been— we've had, we've, we've had to exercise patience, but as we sign that lease, reconfirm our preferential use commitments with cruise lines, and shore up our financing, we are really excited about digging dirt, driving pilings, and getting this project to completion.”05.21.26 RDC Breakfast Forum: Huna Totem Corporation · May 21, 2026