Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell met with Alaskan and Canadian miners and mining companies at the 2013 Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver, Canada. Roundup is one of the largest mining trade shows and attracts more than 5,000 people.
Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell on Friday appointed Alaska Court of Appeals Judge Joel Bolger as the 23rd justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. His appointment follows the retirement of Justice Walter “Bud†Carpeneti.
It was announced by Karen Loeffler, U.S. Attorney, that 23-year-old Fairbanks resident Jonathon "Harley" Butterfield was sentenced for his part in a Marijuana cultivation operation.
Alaska's senior senator, Lisa Murkowski met with Defense Secretary nominee Senator Chuck Hagel on Wednesday to discuss the proposed move of the F-16s from Eielson Air Force Base, and on Thursday introduced Senate Bill 152, the "America Needs Eielson Act of 1013."