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  Last Saturday, I was in Ketchikan for the christening ceremony of the F/V Arctic Prowler, a 136 ft. freezer longliner commissioned by the late John Winther.  Besides being the first vessel constructed in Ketchikan Shipyard’s new 70,000 […]

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On September 28th, I had the honor of delivering the keynote address at the new Petersburg Library Grand Opening.   I’m proud of what the community has accomplished with this impressive new facility. In 2008, the Legislature passed SB […]

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I recently traveled to Moran, Wyoming where I had the pleasure of presiding over the Energy Council’s 2013 annual meeting.  Over the last year, the Energy Council and my Alaskan colleagues have afforded me an opportunity to introduce […]

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Sitka was the host city for the Southeast Conference annual meeting the week of September 16th.  However, the conference fell on the same dates as the Energy Council meeting so I wasn’t able to be there.  Every year […]

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During the first week of August, I attended a gas symposium in Anchorage presented by the Legislature’s oil and gas policy consultant, PFC Energy.  The symposium was organized by Senator Anna Fairclough, Chair of the Legislative Budget and […]