Todd Palin and nine aides were found in contempt Friday by the Alaska Senate for failing to appear to testify in the Legislature's "troopergate" investigation of his wife, Gov. Sarah Palin, a spokeswoman for the Alaska Democratic Party said.
Alaska's Personnel Board concluded Monday that Gov. Sarah Palin did not violate ethics law by trying to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the state police, contradicting an earlier investigation's findings.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband will provide depositions Friday to the state Personnel Board, which is looking into whether Palin unfairly fired Alaska's public safety director this summer, the couple's attorney told CNN.
The public safety director whom Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin fired in July is requesting a fact-finding hearing before the state Personnel Board.
Time.com: Walter Moneganupdated: Tue Oct 14 2008 20:00:00
Seemingly vindicated by the Oct. 10 "Troopergate" report of his firing by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the state's former top cop has a history that might reveal more about the scandal
It may not be the ugliest divorce ever in Alaska -- but it could be the most important.
Top state police officials urged Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's aides and husband to stop pushing for the firing of her ex-brother-in-law, with one warning it could cause "an extreme amount of discomfort and embarrassment."
Legal expert Sunny Hostin discusses the conclusions of the investigation of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin denied Saturday that she had abused her power as Alaska's governor, a conclusion reached by a state investigator in a report released the day before.
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor and violated state ethics law by trying to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the state police, a state investigator's report concluded Friday.
Friday's report from special investigator Stephen Branchflower to Alaska's Legislative Council answered some basic questions about the political and personal bog known as Troopergate
An investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner can proceed, Alaska's Supreme Court ruled Thursday, clearing the way for a Friday report to the state Legislature on the issue.
An Alaska judge refused Thursday to throw out subpoenas for members of Gov. Sarah Palin's administration in the State Legislature's investigation of her firing of her public safety commissioner.
Alaska lawmakers investigating Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of the state's public safety commissioner put off a Friday hearing after most of the witnesses they subpoenaed last week failed to show up.
CNN's Randi Kaye examines how much power Todd Palin really has in Alaska politics.
Sarah Palin's husband won't testify, but the committee says it will still issue a report on the scandal on Oct. 10
He's the man Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin affectionately calls her "first dude."
CNN's Randi Kaye delves deeper into a state probe involving Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her former brother-in-law.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband won't comply with a subpoena issued by state lawmakers investigating her firing of Alaska's public safety commissioner, the McCain-Palin campaign said Thursday.
What was once an ugly divorce involving Gov. Sarah Palin's sister is now at the center of a political showdown in Alaska and on the campaign trail.
Aides to Gov. Sarah Palin won't comply with subpoenas issued by state lawmakers investigating the firing of Alaska's former public safety commissioner because Palin "has declined to participate" in the probe, her attorney general says.
Alaska lawmakers voted Friday to subpoena Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, several aides and phone records in their investigation into Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, setting up what one senator called a "branch-versus-branch smackdown."
A former ethics adviser to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin warned in July that firing her public safety commissioner would become a "grave concern" for her administration.
Everything you always wanted to know about the potential political scandal brewing around the Alaska governor but were afraid to ask without a subpoena
An Alaska judge warned Gov. Sarah Palin's family against trying to get her then-brother-in-law fired, according to court records.
Alaska State Sen. Hollis French said Friday that seven witnesses told the Legislature's investigator they will refuse depositions; he said the Legislature will issue subpoenas instead
The Alaska state trooper at the center of a probe into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power says he has "made mistakes, and I've learned from those mistakes."
Brian Todd reports on Sarah Palin's e-mails to her former public safety commissioner for not firing a state trooper.
Aides to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin improperly obtained her former brother-in-law's state police personnel files and cited information from those records to raise complaints about the officer, the head of Alaska's state police union said Thursday.
As she takes part in the Republican National Convention with Sen. John McCain, the abuse of power investigation facing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at home is charging ahead, and the governor is expected to be questioned this month, according to the lawmaker overseeing the investigation.
While Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin basked Friday in the prospect that she might become the nation's first female vice president, an investigation into her was under way at home.
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