Gov. Sarah Palin stunned Alaska and the nation today by abruptly announcing her resignation from office. Palin will be governor only until July 26, when Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will take over.
Transcript: Palin's announcement
Parnell is expected to continue Palin's policies
PDF: Press release from Governor's office
Video: Lt. Gov. Parnell on being told Wednesday of her decision
PDF: Lt. Gov. Parnell press release
Photos: Lt. Gov. Parnell through the years
Parnell is expected to continue Palin's policies
Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will take over the job of governor of Alaska on July 26 after Gov. Sarah Palin's bombshell announcement this morning saying she will resign.
Health director says she was forced out
One of the state's top public health officials says she was forced out of office because Gov. Sarah Palin felt she wasn't in step on social issues.
Ethics investigations cost state $296,000
Ethics complaints against Gov. Sarah Palin and top members of her administration have cost the state personnel board nearly $300,000 over the past year, almost two-thirds of which appear to be from the Troopergate investigation of the governor.
Palin: I'd come out ahead in a run against president
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she'd come out ahead if she went one-on-one with fellow jogger President Barack Obama in a long run, according to an interview published online Tuesday.
SarahPAC pushes for donations to meet deadline today
Gov. Sarah Palin's supporters received yet another request to donate money this week, this time to her political action campaign.
Palin visits Alaska-based aviators in Kosovo
Gov. Sarah Palin is visiting U.S. troops in Kosovo.
Alaska governor visits troops in Kosovo
Gov. Sarah Palin is visiting U.S. troops in Kosovo.
ALASKA POLITICS BLOG
Poll: Republicans love Palin, but she's still divisive overall
Gov. Palin "continues to be a divisive figure among the general public" but is hugely popular among Republicans, says a new national survey by Pew Research Center.
State dismisses ethics complaint against Palin aide
The state has dismissed an ethics complaint alleging a close adviser to Gov. Palin played politics on state time while traveling with Palin on the vice presidential campaign trail and afterward.
Palin reimburses state $8,100 for family trips
Gov. Sarah Palin has paid more than $8,100 to reimburse Alaska for the costs associated with 19 trips taken with her children.
Alaska Politics Blog: Ethics complaint against Palin aide dropped
National online fundraiser pads Palin's legal defense fund
Gov. Sarah Palin reportedly now has more than $600,000 in legal bills as a result of ethics complaints, and a national campaign fueled by a conservative Web site reports bringing in more than $100,000 in the past week to her defense fund.
Ethics complaints filed against Palin
A listing of known ethics complaints filed against Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
ALASKA POLITICS BLOG
Lawmaker wants ethics complaints against Palin private
Anchorage Republican Rep. Bob Lynn, a supporter of Gov. Sarah Palin's, said he's going to introduce a bill to stop ethics complaints against the governor or members of her staff from being publicly discussed unless the state finds they have merit.
ALASKA POLITICS BLOG
Palin asks for Arctic Cat disclosure exemption
Gov. Sarah Palin is telling the Alaska Public Offices Commission she doesn’t want to disclose the discount her husband, Todd, receives on purchases of Arctic Cat snowmachines.
Palin accepts Letterman apology
Gov. Palin says she accepts David Letterman's apology for the joke about her daughter. In a statement today, Palin said the apology was accepted "on behalf of all young women ... who hope men who 'joke' about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve."
Alaska Politics blog: Video, Palin response, what Letterman said
David Letterman said his joke about Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter was a lousy joke, no matter how you cut it, and he's sorry.
Alaska Politics blog: Video, Palin response, what Letterman said
Trip Outside shows Palin's national star still blazes
Gov. Palin returned to the national stage in a big way last week with her David Letterman feud, slams on the Obama administration and drama with national Republican leaders.
ALASKA NEWSREADER
Letterman responds to Palin outrage, invites her on show
"Late Show" host David Letterman didn't apologize but said tonight in a taping of his show that he was "guilty of poor taste" in telling a joke about Gov. Palin's daughter.
Palin makes late decision to attend GOP D.C. fundraiser
Gov. Palin and her husband appeared at a Republican congressional fundraiser Monday night, ending a will-she-or-won't-she mystery that overshadowed the event and frustrated the GOP.
Photos: Palin's East Coast trip
Video: Palin interview on Fox News
Alaska Politics blog: 'It was Sarah Palin who stole the show...'
ALASKA POLITICS BLOG
Palin, GOP come to terms over D.C. fundraising dinner
Gov. Palin will attend a GOP congressional fundraising dinner in Washington tonight, apparently having resolved a months-long dispute over whether she would speak at the event.
Palin calls for help for special-needs people
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has called for measures to make life better for people with developmental disabilities during a speech in New York.
Palin helps NY town celebrate Alaska purchase
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin set aside politics only briefly Saturday to help Auburn, N.Y., officials celebrate their inaugural Founder's Day and raise money for a museum honoring William Seward, the 19th-century U.S. secretary of state who acquired Alaska for the United States.
Due date is approaching for Palin to repay state for children's travel
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has until June 23 to reimburse the state for an estimated $10,000 in costs associated with trips taken by her children, under a deadline imposed in a settlement agreement resolving an ethics complaint against her.
Lawmakers muster votes to override governor
Legislative leaders say they appear to have enough votes to override Gov. Sarah Palin's veto of $28.6 million in federal stimulus money for energy cost relief. Alaska is the only state to have rejected these funds, and that's not sitting well.
Alaska Newsreader: Palin begins low-key East Coast visit in Auburn, N.Y.
Another ethics complaint against Gov. Palin dismissed
An investigator has dismissed a complaint alleging Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin violated ethics law when she acted as the official starter in a snowmachine race while wearing a jacket promoting the sponsor of her husband's team.
Palin in spotlight at 2 Outside events
Gov. Sarah Palin will travel to Long Island this weekend to speak to and be honored by a group that advocates for people with developmental disabilities.
ALASKA POLITICS BLOG
Palin condemns murder of Kansas abortion doctor
Gov. Sarah Palin is condemning the murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller in a statement put out by her political action committee. Palin says the shooting "damages the positive message of life, for the unborn, and for those living. Ask yourself, 'What will those who have not yet decided personally where they stand on this issue take away from today's event in Kansas?"
Palin wants missile defense funding restored
Gov. Sarah Palin is calling for President Obama to take a firm stance against North Korea and defend the states and territories of the United States and allies on the Korean Peninsula.
Levi says relationship with Palins is better
Levi Johnston says his relations with Bristol Palin and her family are improving.
Constant updates, inside-scoop and reader commentary on Gov. Palin and Alaska politics.
Read more about the FBI's investigations into Alaska politics, watch secretly recorded videos and listen to wiretaps.
Follow the life of Gov. Sarah Palin; from Wasilla High school standout to the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate.
Post a photo you've taken of Gov. Palin
PHOTOS
Photos of look-alikes of the Governor and "First Dude," on display at the weekly contest at Blues Central. (updated 10/30)
READER-SUBMITTED
Send in snaps you made at a rally, a barbecue, on the street, or any other encounter with our governor.
PALIN RETURNS
So many questions, so many strategic choices, so many complications that didn't exist a few short months ago.
State investigators are examining the sudden dismissal of Alaska's Department of Public Safety Commissioner, and whether a divorce and custody battle involving Gov. Palin's sister and a state trooper had any bearing.
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From Wasilla childhood to vice presidential candidate, Sarah Heath Palin has a lifetime rooted in Alaska and its politics.
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Coverage on the political world Gov. Palin has navigated through at many different levels.
Palin's signature project in office has been the The Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA). The plan to build a gas line through Alaska has many oil corporations at odds.
At one point the races with Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young promised to be the highest-profile campaigns in Alaska history.
Gov. Sarah Palin pardons a Thanksgiving turkey at Triple D Farm and Hatchery and answers questions about the holidays. [enlarge video].
VIDEO
Tina Fey (and 'SNL') have made a killing off of impersonating Gov. Palin who, in turn, showed up on the show to give a little back.
SLIDE SHOW
Take a look back at the historic week at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, during which Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin accepted the party's nomination for vice president.
SLIDE SHOW
Tailgaters in Wasilla drew a large crowd to watch Gov. Sarah Palin deliver her speech to the Republic National Convention.
VIDEO
In her Republican National Convention speech, Gov. Palin makes reference to former Gov. Murkowski's luxury jet, which she publicly discarded after taking office. Take an inside tour of the jet before it was sold.
SLIDE SHOW
In an interview with Anchorage Daily News reporter Tom Kizzia in September 2007, Alaska governor Sarah Palin talks about making the state self-sufficient.
State board dismisses 13th Palin ethics complaint
Costs of dismissed Palin ethics complaints pile up
Palin selects a collaborator for her book
Is Obama really closing an Alaska car dealership?
Palin criticizes Obama policies, backs RNC chairman Steele
Complaint over Palin wardrobe during VP campaign dismissed
FEC dismisses ethics complaint over Palin campaign clothing
Palin signs deal for memoir to be published in 2010
Palin weighs vetoes, final federal stimulus money
Bus traffic at governor's mansion irks activist
Officials reject Palin complaints
Bristol Palin promotes abstinence in Big Apple tour
Palin may attend East Coast events this weekend
Gov. Palin joins national Republican re-branding effort
Bristol Palin to promote teen pregnancy prevention at N.Y. event
Palin firm on refusing some stimulus cash
Palin backs initiative on parent notification of abortion
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