Homeland Security pays dividends for Alaska

By G.W. Schulz

Sarah Palin promotes the self-reliance of her state, but she doesn’t mention the mobile command communications vehicle, bought with federal

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… presidential election. …"

"… cords obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting from the state of Alaska through open-government laws:Between 2002 and 2006, Alaska received at lea …"

"… om the state of Alaska through open-government laws:Between 2002 and 2006, Alaska received at least $66.6 million from the most common preparedness grants d …"

"… state of Wyoming, Vermont, and North Dakota. The amount is about $100 per Alaskan, more than double the per-capita figure for the state of New York and $70 …"

Election ’08: Disclosure

By Sarah Laskow

Sarah Palin is turning in her personal financial disclosure forms to the Federal Election Commission on Monday. Will the forms give the pund

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"… in has to share. Despite the spate of recent political scandals tarnishing Alaska’s reputation, the state has a strong financial disclosure law. In th …"

"… sclosure law. In the Center’s 2007 survey of state-level ethics law, Alaska ranked sixth. Meanwhile, the Alaska Public Offices Commission already post …"

"… 2007 survey of state-level ethics law, Alaska ranked sixth. Meanwhile, the Alaska Public Offices Commission already posted all of Governor Palin’s sta …"

"… l of detail to what we already know about Palin’s personal finances. Alaska requires public officials to disclose employment income, investments, asse …"

The need to secede

By Andrew Green and Aaron Mehta

So there was something of a hullabaloo this weekend when rumors came down that GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin was once a member of the Alaskan I

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"… rumors came down that GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin was once a member of the Alaskan Independence Party. The party with the motto “Alaska First – Alaska A …"

"… ce a member of the Alaskan Independence Party. The party with the motto “Alaska First – Alaska Always” has a reputation as a secessionist organization …"

"… e Alaskan Independence Party. The party with the motto “Alaska First – Alaska Always” has a reputation as a secessionist organization (though that ove …"

"… t organization (though that overstates the case a bit — they merely want Alaskans to have a vote to determine if they will remain in the union). The McCai …"

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Alaskan FOIA follies

By Te-Ping Chen

To be sure, an out-of-the-way state like Alaska may have been ill-prepared for the deluge of reporters filing Freedom of Information Act req

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"… before the presidential election. …"

"… available until mid-November, the governor’s office has announced.While Alaska’s sunshine laws normally require agencies to supply records within 10 da …"

"… pping up regularly. In a FOIA denial letter a tipster sent PaperTrail, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, for example, writes that it can’t respond t …"

Campaigning for oil

By Kevin Bogardus

A 527 helps Alaska's push to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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"… last year as a tool of campaigns and consultants to win elections. But in Alaska, one such group has found a new function: lobbying to open up the Arctic N …"

"… pen up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas development.The Alaska to America Energy Initiative, a non-profit group exempt from taxes as a po …"

"… and passed around a resolution for other governors to sign that supported Alaska's push to develop ANWR's oil and gas resources."He was pursuing some ANWR …"

"… resolution did not pass.Many of the group's contributors have lobbied the Alaskan legislature on behalf of energy companies that wish to develop the Refuge …"

Big oil spends $400,000 on government junkets

By Daniel Lathrop

Legislators taken to NASCAR races, "Wildcatters Ball"

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"… te Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Frank H. Murkowski. The Alaska Republican and his personal and committee staff racked up $47,753 in oil i …"

"… wski achieved first place despite leaving the Senate to become governor of Alaska in late 2002.Next on the list came former House Commerce and Energy Commit …"

"… s Energy Association* ($64,871), the Resource Development Council for Alaska Inc. ($36,469), and Moscow International Petroleum Club ($26,651).Although …"

"… Development Council was founded in 1975 to lobby for what became the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. Its membership includes "businesses and individuals from …"

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Alaska

By The Center for Public Integrity

A snapshot of ethics practices in Alaska

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"… rmation or to purchase the reference, visit www.cogel.org. …"

"… is case both personal financial disclosure and campaign finance disclosure.Alaska is among the 22 states that established outside oversight of ethical condu …"

"… that cover ethics and disclosure, plus nine that cover disclosure only — Alaska is one of 17 where the legislature has some involvement in choosing commis …"

"… husetts — have members picked without the input of the legislature.BudgetAlaska is among 10 states that did not approve a budget for its ethics agency exc …"

Sarah Palin PAC still flush with cash

By Dave Levinthal

Sarah Palin fades from public view while PAC still flush with cash.

Oil industry trade group takes to D.C. airwaves

By Michael Beckel

Ad campaign by American Petroleum Institute targets D.C. media market, records show.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… kers: $1,000 a piece to Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who won't stand for re-election until 2016.     …"

A troubled history

By The Center for Public Integrity

Since the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, the federal government has mounted an unprecedented domestic effort to protect America from terro

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"… re on our site. You’ll find analyses of grant spending in California and Alaska, a critical look at the bewildering patchwork of congressional committees …"

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