Salazar holds Barrow town hall meeting

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will be in Anchorage Friday for a press conference. He held a town hall meeting Thursday afternoon in Barrow, which the Interior Department says is meant to gather information on issues important to the North Slope.

The meeting was open to the public, but the Interior Department denied requests for a teleconference.

Salazar’s press secretary says he will be available for questions during Friday’s press conference.

Contact Ted Land at tland@ktuu.com