Name: Blake Gettys: And a big reason why our people, our young people, are leaving here is because it's too expensive. Energy's too expensive and there's not enough jobs. This would be an economic powerhouse.
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Description: And a big reason why our people, our young people, are leaving here is because it's too expensive. Energy's too expensive and there's not enough jobs. This would be an economic powerhouse.

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Blake Gettys

14:47 - 15:05

“And a big reason why our people, our young people, are leaving here is because it's too expensive. Energy's too expensive and there's not enough jobs. This would be an economic powerhouse.”

Speaker: Blake Gettys
Timestamp: 14:47 – 15:05
Transcript: Shelley Hughes campaign: Instead of Alaska being at the end of the road, Alaska will be the door to the globe
Community: Alaska News
Location: Alaska
Captured at: August 6, 2026

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And a big reason why our people, our young people, are leaving here is because it's too expensive. Energy's too expensive and there's not enough jobs. This would be an economic powerhouse. For the state of Alaska. We talk about the rare earth minerals that are— they're locked up in the state currently.

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