Alaska Politics Blog

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Erika Bolstad

Erika Bolstad covers Alaska issues, including the congressional delegation, from Washington, D.C., for McClatchy Newspapers. Before joining the bureau in 2007, she spent seven years as a reporter at the Miami Herald, where she covered politics, government and the state legislature. E-mail Erika at ebolstad@adn.com.

Sean Cockerham

Sean Cockerham writes about Alaska state politics. He's worked for the ADN in Anchorage and Juneau, covered the legislature for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, and covered Washington state politics for the Tacoma News Tribune. E-mail Sean at scockerham@adn.com

Kyle Hopkins

Kyle Hopkins covers rural affairs, general assignments and politics for the ADN. He covered the 2006 campaign for governor, has blogged extensively about Alaska politics, covered Anchorage city government and was a reporter based in the Mat-Su. He grew up in Southeast Alaska and previously wrote for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and Anchorage Press. E-mail Kyle at khopkins@adn.com and also find him on our rural Alaska blog, The Village.

Don Hunter

Don Hunter covers Anchorage city government and politics. He is a longtime ADN reporter and editor and wrote for the Anchorage Times. E-mail Don at dhunter@adn.com

David Hulen

David Hulen, the ADN's state and local news editor, is responsible for political coverage. He has been an editor and reporter at the ADN for more than 20 years. E-mail David at dhulen@adn.com

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Sarah Palin

Follow the former Alaska governor's actions as she embarks on life outside of office.

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Alaska political corruption

The FBI raided state legislature offices in Aug. 2006, and the fallout since has been epic in Alaska's political world.

Trig Palin, Steelers fan - 11/21/2009 11:50 am

Murkowski on health care bill: "disappointing" - 11/19/2009 1:30 pm

Harry Noah out as the state's in-state gasline chief? (Updated with Parnell confirming the resignation) - 11/18/2009 3:59 pm

Did Palin distort her role in the Exxon Valdez lawsuit? - 11/18/2009 3:25 pm

Odds and ends from Palinpalooza (Updated) - 11/18/2009 11:48 am

"Going Rogue" - 11/17/2009 11:20 am

Parnell on Palin's book - 11/16/2009 5:10 pm

Palin's Newsweek cover (Updated with Palin calling it sexist) - 11/16/2009 3:32 pm

Palin's interview with Oprah - 11/16/2009 12:16 pm

Pearce steps down as federal coordinator of gasline - 11/16/2009 9:14 am

President Obama's visit to Alaska - 11/12/2009 12:12 pm

Richard Foster's son chosen to replace him - 11/10/2009 3:54 pm

Co-authors end book deal with Palin's "Hatchet Man" - 11/10/2009 1:06 pm

North Pole Republicans pick possible Coghill replacements - 11/7/2009 8:05 pm

Palin, Huckabee and yesterday's elections - 11/4/2009 1:22 pm

Sarah Palin's book tour - 11/3/2009 5:51 pm

John Harris may get out of the race for governor - 11/3/2009 4:37 pm

Knowles in D.C., talking energy - 11/2/2009 3:57 pm

House Ethics Committee and Young - 10/30/2009 9:43 am

Parnell talks to reporters three months into office - 10/29/2009 5:35 pm

Democrats suggest replacements for Richard Foster - 10/29/2009 3:53 pm

New CNN poll numbers on Palin - 10/28/2009 6:13 pm

Palin on Levi: "those who would sell their body for money..."

From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage -

Sarah Palin emailed a statement today following claims by Levi Johnston on the CBS "Early Show" that he's keeping some unspecified "huge" things about Sarah Palin from the public.

Johnston also said on the show that Palin joked about her son Trig, calling him her "retarded baby."

Here's the statement Palin released through her spokeswoman, Meg Stapleton:

"We have purposefully ignored the mean spirited, malicious and untrue attacks on our family. We, like many, are appalled at the inflammatory statements being made or implied. Trig is our 'blessed little angel' who knows it and is lovingly called that every day of his life. Even the thought that anyone would refer to Trig by any disparaging name is sickening and sad. CBS should be ashamed for continually providing a forum to propagate lies. Consider the source of the most recent attention-getting lies - those who would sell their body for money reflect a desperate need for attention and are likely to say and do anything for even more attention."

Johnston is preparing to pose nude in Playgirl.