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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.

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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Alaska political corruption

When the FBI raided state legislature offices in Aug. 2006, it publicly launched an investigation that ultimately reached the highest levels of Alaska politics, and continues to this day.

Gara to seek re-election - 5/2/2012 2:04 pm

For one lawmaker: Good news - 4/27/2012 12:20 pm

Anticipation in the Capitol - 4/26/2012 11:38 am

Election Commission finds 1/2 of precincts ran out of ballots; recommends no investigation - 4/25/2012 5:08 pm

Gara heading to NYC for cancer surgery - 4/18/2012 12:03 pm

Assembly does not plan to certify troubled city election tonight - 4/17/2012 12:28 pm

House kills the Senate's oil-tax bill - 4/15/2012 11:33 am

Senate moves new oil tax reform measure - 4/14/2012 11:59 am

Miller shouldn't expect Federalist Society help

The Joe Miller campaign shouldn’t be expecting help from the Federalist Society in his legal fight over the ballot count in the Senate race, the group’s president and CEO said in a statement today.

Miller campaign manager Robert Campbell said in an interview that the conservative lawyers group could get involved to give Miller some help.

“This is incorrect,” Federalist Society CEO Eugene Meyer said in an emailed response today. “The Federalist Society does not engage in any such partisan political activity as a non-profit, educational organization, and it won't be doing so here. It may well be that individual members are involved in some aspect of the campaign or its aftermath, but that is a matter of their own private affairs.”

Miller’s campaign manager also said the National Republican Senatorial Committee would be helping Miller on the ballot count.

The NRSC will not confirm that, though.

The first thing that visitors to Miller's campaign website see is a fundraising solicitation declaring: "It's Not Over Yet! It's a CLIFFHANGER. Help defray the cost of the hand count!"

The Hill reports that Sen. Jim DeMint's political action committee is "currently exploring" how it can help Miller with the fundraising.

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