December 6, 2013, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell has ordered all state flags to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday in commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day and to honor Americans who fought during World War II.
December 5, 2013, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell ordered state flags to be lowered to half-staff on Friday in honor of Judge James von der Heydt. Judge von der Heydt died on December 1. He was 94.
September 27, 2013, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell today announced appointments to the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission, Alaska Historical Commission, State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee, Education Commission of the States, and State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.