Alaska Legislature

Source: www.nytimes.com --- 23 days ago
Todd Palin was one of 13 people subpoenaed in the inquiry into whether Gov. Sarah Palin or members of her administration abused their power in the dismissal of a top state administrator. ...

Source: www.miamiherald.com --- 39 days ago
The state has hired a private lawyer to represent Gov. Sarah Palin's office in the Legislature's investigation into the firing of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The lawyer already has challenged whether lawmakers even have authority to oversee the inquiry. (May need to register) ...

Source: www.startribune.com --- 11 days ago
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Source: extrablog.dallasnews.com --- 2 hours ago
Read the full investigative report here . ...

Source: freeinternetpress.com --- 29 days ago
A panel of Alaska legislators voted Friday to authorize subpoenas to the husband of Gov. Sarah Palin and a group of her aides to determine whether Palin improperly pressured a top state official to fire her former brother-in-law, an Alaska state trooper. The decision by the Alaska Senate's Judiciary Committee gives an independent investigator, Stephen Branchflower, the Legislature's legal backing to seek testimony from Todd Palin and 11 aides to Sarah Palin. Branchflower said he had already amassed evidence showing that Palin's husband was "principal critic" of trooper Michael Wooten, who was married to Sarah Palin's sister before a bitter divorce. The state attorney general and a private lawyer representing the governor have warned they would go to court to quash the subpoenas - raising the possibility of a constitutional clash that could simmer until after the November election. ...

Source: www.mcclatchydc.com --- 36 days ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska state legislators are preparing to issue subpoenas as part of an investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's handling of the "troopergate" affair, but Palin herself won't be hit with one. ...

Source: www.mcclatchydc.com --- 30 days ago
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Legislature's House and Senate judiciary committees meet Friday in Anchorage to determine whether they'll issue subpoenas to compel members of Gov. Sarah Palin�s administration � but not the governor herself � to sit for interviews with an investigator looking into Palin's dismissal of the state's top cop. ...

Source: www.dailykos.com --- 23 days ago
Well, well, well. Looks like Boss Palin says he won't testify in Troopergate, either: Gov. Sarah Palin's husband has refused to testify in the investigation of his wife's alleged abuse of power, and a key lawmaker said today that uncooperative witnesses are effectively sidetracking the probe until after Election Day. Todd Palin, who participates in state business in person or by e-mail, was among 13 people subpoenaed by the Alaska Legislature. McCain-Palin presidential campaign spokesman Ed O'Callaghan announced today that Todd Palin would not appear, because he no longer believes the Legislature's investigation is legitimate. Really? Todd no longer thinks it's legitimate? Gee, wow. Wonder how he came to that conclusion? The McCain campaign dispatched a legal team to Alaska including O'Callaghan, a former top U.S. terrorism prosecutor from New York to bolster Palin's local lawyer. Oh yeah, that's right. Free Top Gun lawyers. 100% pure, unadulterated power play here. Here's Palin's bet, broken down for you: The penalty for blowing off your subpoena is a contempt charge Charging a witness with contempt requires a majority vote of at least one house of the state Legislature The Legislature is officially out of session until January Therefore, there can't be any penalty against him until it's too late and the election is over Pretty sweet, eh? Now of course, one might wonder why the Alaska Legislative Council, which issued the subpoen ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 11 days ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ A judge in Alaska is set to hear arguments this week on whether he should halt an abuse-of-power investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin by the Alaska Legislature. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Michalski has scheduled a ... ...

Source: www.citizensforethics.org --- 28 days ago
A state legislative committee upped the ante in the investigation of the scandal swirling around the Governor's office : The state Senate Judiciary Committee voted 3-2 today to subpoena 13 people -- including the husband of Gov. Sarah Palin -- in an investigation of whether Palin abused her power in trying to get her former brother-in-law fired.   ...

Source: cynicsparty.com --- 29 days ago
Hillbilly Bustout? Was Todd Palin Playing Angles on State Business He Learned About From Talibunny's Day Job? Haw, Haw, Haw, You Mean That's Bad? Troopergate has exploded into a full-blown circus pulling the Talibunny’s hubby, Todd Palin, into the investigation of her snarling, tyrannical abuses of gubernatorial power with Senate Judiciary Committee voting today to subpoena ...

Source: buzz.yahoo.com --- 1 hour ago
The Alaska Legislature's investigation of "Troopergate" came to a 12-0 consensus on the nature of Governor Palin's actions. Now comes the tricky part--how does one characterize the consensus? The conclusions are as follows: ...a workers compensation claim filed by Wooten was handled appropriately. . ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 1 day ago
The Palins have made allegations against Trooper Wooten Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is guilty of abuse of power, according to a probe by the state Legislature. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 1 day ago
The report said a family grudge was a likely factor in the dismissal Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is guilty of abuse of power, according to a probe by the state Legislature. ...

Source: gretawire.foxnews.com --- 1 day ago
More on the Alaska Legislature report – Per Carl Cameron on Troopergate Report– McCain’s legal team makes these basic observations… Basically two important points: 1) she was cleared on the first item she was investigated on 2) they said she abused her power but she basically told the trooper he was out of line and for that she is said [...] ...

Source: news.google.co.nz --- 16 hours ago
Times Online Palin abused power, probe finds BBC News - 11 hours ago The running mate of US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has been found guilty of an abuse of power, according to a state Legislature probe. Palin Abused Power in Trooper Case, Alaska Probe Says (Update1) Bloomberg ‘Pitbull’ found guilty of abusing power Times Online CNN International  - International Herald Tribune  - Voice of America  - Telegraph.co.uk all 3,938 news articles ...

Source: www.npr.org --- 1 day ago
An investigator working for the Alaska Legislature concludes that Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power when she fired the state's public safety commissioner. The probe centered on whether the firing was linked to Palin's feud with her ex-brother-in-law, a state trooper. ...

Source: www.associatedcontent.com --- 1 day ago
The Alaska state Legislature received on October 10 the report of independent investigator Steve Branchflower who was hired by the Legislature to look into possible Palin abuses of office in what has become known as Troopergate Content Producer: saul relative Published: Oct 10, 2008 ...

Source: www.baltimoresun.com --- 1 day ago
Governor's pressure on subordinates to get trooper fired violated executive code Gov. Sarah Palin abused the powers of her office by pressuring subordinates to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired, an investigation by the Alaska Legislature has concluded. ...