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At the top, at least, Alaska's politics have shifted back to red.
That, along with the resounding defeat of Rallot Measure 1, the salmon habitat initiative, was welcome news to many in the state's resource industries.
"With the defeat of Ballot Measure 1 and the election of Mike Dunleavy (for governor), Alaska is open for business again and we're really excited about that," Alaska Miners Association Executive Director Deantha Crockett said before introducing Dunleavy at the association's annual convention in Anchorage.
Dunleavy, who was under the weather in the days following the Nov. 6 election, repeatedly emphasized that sentiment in some of his first remarks since winning the state's highest office.
"Alaska is open for business. I'll say it again; Alaska is open for business. It's going to be my goal that when folks think about where they're going to invest in the future that Alaska's not a laughing stock, that Alaska's not off the radar screen but Alaska's a serious player in resource development in this country and in this world," Dunleavy proclaimed to the Miners Nov. 8.
He commented that Alaska was purchased for its resources and geopolitical location and he suspects both will come into...