Alaska Stimulus Money

Alaska Stimulus Hypocrisy: State Slams Government Spending While Reaping Federal Funds

New York Times | Michael Powell | Posted 05.25.2011

Alaskans tend to live with their contradictions in these recessionary times. No place benefits more from federal largess than this state, where the Re...

Palin: Obama Wants To "Control The People" With Bailout Money

The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 05.25.2011

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said in a speech Wednesday that the Obama White House is trying to "control the people." Palin was introducing Michael ...

Alaska Gets Stimulus Windfall Despite Palin's Opposition

Anchorage Daily News | Erika Bolstad | Posted 05.25.2011

Gov. Sarah Palin may have turned down $28.6 million in federal stimulus money for weatherization and renewable energy projects, but the state will sti...

Sarah Palin To Accept Most Stimulus Funds For Alaska

AP | MARK THIESSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will sign bills accepting most of the federal stimulus funds available to the state, her spokeswoman...

Palin Stimulus Rejection Stirs Bipartisan Anger In Alaska

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.25.2011

Alaska legislators -- both Democrats and Republicans -- are unhappy with Governor Sarah Palin's choice to reject more than 30 percent of the federal s...

Palin To Reject Almost Half Of Stimulus Money

CNN Political Ticker | Lauren Kornreich | Posted 05.25.2011

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will reject almost half of the federal stimulus money available to her state, her office said Thursday. "We will request fede...