...there was a brief recess during which some senators tried to sort out numbers. Deputy Natural Resources Commissioner Joe Balash, who has helped carry the bill and was in the gallery, said Stedman's numbers didn't represent the full picture...

...Peninsula or the North Slope. I have called the governor and asked for her to provide any assistance that she can." Joe Balash, special assistant to Gov. Sarah Palin, said the governor was not prepared to issue a formal statement yet, but that...

...nothing in the selection process has changed. "We welcome the scrutiny and look forward to a good dialogue," said Joe Balash, special assistant to the governor. Huggins' comments came at a news conference held by the Senate Bipartisan Working...