In his seventh State of the State address, Gov. Mike Dunleavy told a joint session of the Alaska Legislature that the state is “heading in the right direction.”

He started his 45-minute speech touting Alaska’s successes, including increases in population growth and job growth, decreases in unemployment, growth in the Permanent Fund and expanded airline service, before commending activity in the oil, mining and energy industries.

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