Candidate has gas line message for Seward

Bill Walker has a vision for Alaska: He wants to see a gas line built. And he wants to see it happen now.

Walker, a candidate for governor, will be in Seward on Feb. 9 to talk about state issues, including the push for an all Alaskan gas line.

According to Walker, about 80 percent of the state's budget is derived from North Slope oil. Yet oil reserves are declining at around 5 percent a year.

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