Sarah Palin

by The Associated Press Friday, July 10, 2009 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin announced the appointment of two judges in Fairbanks and one in Palmer. Palin, who leaves office later this month, chose Patrick S.Hammers to fill a seat on the Fairbanks District Court and Michael S. McConahy to fill a vacancy on the Fairbanks Superior Court. The governor picked Gregory L. Heath for a seat on the Palmer Superior Court. Heath has been a Palmer District Court judge for the past six years.

by The Associated Press Sunday, March 29, 2009 JUNEAU, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin on Sunday named Democrat Tim Grussendorf to the open state Senate seat representing the Juneau area, snubbing the choice of the local party. Grussendorf's selection must be approved by Senate Democrats. He would replace Kim Elton, who resigned earlier this month for a job in the U.S. Department of the Interior. Juneau Democrats forwarded only the name of state Rep. Beth Kerttula for the position, and Palin asked anyone who wanted the job to apply to her office.

by The Associated Press Sunday, March 28, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries has resigned after less than a year on the board. Gov. Sean Parnell announced Saturday that he had accepted the resignation of Janet Woods of Fairbanks. She was appointed July 22 by former Gov. Sarah Palin. The seven-member board sets seasons and other rules for Alaska waters. Under state law, the governor must appoint a replacement within 30 days of the vacancy.

Communities in rural Alaska could be receiving additional funding for the Village Public Safety Officer programs. State lawmakers approved more than $1 million toward salaries and new positions.   The hourly base rate for a VPSO will increase from $16.55 cents to $21, according to the legislation, and 15 positions around the state will be added. The changes resulted from work by a task force established to research ways of improving the statewide public safety program.

Gov. Sarah Palin was in Kotzebue Tuesday to sign a bill that would allow more communities to take part in the Village Public Safety Officer Program. House Bill 106 was introduced by Kotzebue Rep. Reggie Joule. Palin told the crowd the bill would allow municipal governments in communities with less than 10,000 people to administer the program.  Palin says one of the challenges in rural Alaska is consistent law enforcement and more VPSOs will make a difference.      "The presence of these officers has had a significant impact on improving the quality of life in participating villages," said Palin.

by Jackie Bartz Sunday, March 28, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Former Gov. Sarah Palin grabbed plenty of headlines this week, from announcing her new TV show to throwing her support behind former running mate John McCain and Tea Party conservatives. She's a polarizing national figure -- and a new poll shows more than half of Alaskans want to continue to see Palin in the spotlight. According to a recent poll by the Dittman Research Corporation, 53 percent of Alaskans want Palin to stay politically active.

Gov. Sarah Palin has made her last official appearance in her hometown as the leader of Alaska. The Governor's Picnic in Wasilla attracted thousands of people from as far away as Texas. They prepared enough hot dogs, watermelon and root beer floats for 4,000 picnickers. Some came for the free food and music, but the main attraction was someone who has grown up and made her home right in their own backyard. It was the first taste of Palin's three-course picnic weekend.

by The Associated Press Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 NEW YORK -- More than 40 million people tuned in to the Republican convention Wednesday to hear vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin introduce herself to voters.      That audience rivaled the one for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama last week. Nielsen Media Research estimated 37.2 million people watched Palin on either ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel or MSNBC. PBS estimated it had four million viewers for the speech.

by Channel 2 News staff Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin will be taking the stage during prime time at this year's Republican National Convention. The 2008 convention will be held in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., the week of Sept. 1. Palin will speak first on Tuesday night, Sept. 2, to be followed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and keynote speaker Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City. Meanwhile, Jim Whitaker, a Republican mayor of the Fairbanks-North Star Borough, will speak Tuesday night, Aug. 26, at the Democratic National Convention.

by Charles Babington The Associated Press Monday, Sept. 1, 2008 MONROE, Mich. -- Barack Obama is condemning campaign rumors involving the children of candidates, including Republican vice presidential contender Sarah Palin. He says he will fire any campaign worker that violates his rule.      Obama, speaking Monday to reporters in Michigan, said he thinks "people's families are off limits, and people's children are especially off limits. "      Palin, the Alaska governor, announced that her 17-year-old daughter Bristol is five months pregnant.