Posted by Ryan Marquis on October 22, 2013 · 15 Comments
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell has earned himself a reputation for not being very assertive, a bit of a pushover if you will. Typically, this criticism comes from the governor’s own party. Even Alaska’s lone Congressman has referred to him as a “zero” on more than one occasion. That, coupled with the fact that it is totally en vogue to bash every facet of the federal government, might explain Governor Parnell’s latest bout of nastygrams sent to federal agencies. Last week, the day prior to the end of the federal government shutdown, Governor Parnell sent Interior Secretary Sally Jewell a letter. The…
Category Alaska, Alaska Politicos, Fish & Wildlife, Headlines, Nation, Republicans, Roll your eyes into it, Rural Issues, Scratch it, Sean Parnell, Your Head · Tags Alaska hunting, Department of the Interior, government shutdown Alaska, Sean Parnell, Secretary Sally Jewell
Posted by Jeanne Devon on November 16, 2011 · 20 Comments
By Wade Willis The appointment of Corey Rossi to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is a first in Alaska’s history. Since statehood, no governor thought it necessary, or responsible, to let politics trump science. Yet Gov. Parnell appears to have little need for science even though he promised to end this culture of back room politics in Alaska. ~Corey Rossi At the time of his appointment, Rossi was a founding member of Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, and a statewide spokesman for its sister organization, Sportsmen for Habitat, a group based in Utah and founded by Don…
Category Ethics, Fish & Wildlife, Rural Issues, Sean Parnell, Skulduggery, Strategery · Tags Alaska bison hunting, Alaska bison tags, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Alaska hunting, Corey Rossi, Don Peay, Sean Parnell, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife
