Trump picks Alaskan for Interior Department post

Joe Balash in Juneau in 2014. (Photo by Skip Gray/Gavel Alaska)President Trump has chosen a former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources for a top position at the Interior Department. Joe Balash has been selected to be the assistant secretary for lands and mineral management.
Balash is from North Pole. He is working now as chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. He used to be DNR commissioner under Gov. Sean Parnell.
In his new post, Balash will lead the Int