Please tell me this is a joke. We're in a recession, our state has the highest unemployment in the nation, there is absolutely nothing in the future for our high school or college graduates, and our governor wants to kick one of the world's largest resource extraction companies out of the state?
Gov. Bill Walker allowed Northern Dynasty Minerals to spend several million dollars on exploration and permitting and now all of a sudden he and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott now decide the EPA and Corp of Engineers don't have the qualifications to complete a permitting process that would take several more years.
This state's economy is based on resources, and Gov. Walker just sent a message to the industry that they're not welcome here. Why? He's sacrificing jobs and our future because he wants to be re-elected and he needs more votes.
— Dennis Smith
Wasilla
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