Alaska's new governor plans urgent transition meeting this weekend
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Alaska Dispatch] By Alex DeMarban - November 19, 2014 -
With less than two weeks before his swearing-in as Alaska’s newest governor, independent Bill Walker’s effort to take the helm from Gov. Sean Parnell is beginning to take shape, including the news that his chief of staff will be former Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor Jim Whitaker.
Key to Walker’s upcoming transition effort is the expected gathering in Anchorage this weekend of some 250 Alaskans from around the state.
The group, including experts and stakeholders from various policy areas, will help shape goals for the administration on 17 subcommittees discussing oil and gas, fisheries, economic development, natural resources, administration and other topics.
The so-called “transition team’s” previously announced co-chairs are Ana Hoffman, who co-chairs the Alaska Federation of Natives and Rick Halford, a former Republican legislative leader and prominent opponent of the Pebble mining prospect near Bristol Bay.
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