Palin vetoes include some stimulus money

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Anchorage Daily News

Gov. Sarah Palin announced today she is vetoing the state Legislature's decision to accept $28.6 million in federal economic stimulus money for energy relief.

Palin also vetoed nearly $12 million from the state budget for construction projects. The biggest project she targeted was the improvement of the Anchorage courthouse. She also cut Southeast Alaska projects funded with cruise ship tax money.

State legislators and U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, immediately criticized Palin for turning down the federal stimulus money. The money could have been used for weatherization and renewable energy projects

Palin argued that taking the stimulus money would require the state to entice local communities to adopt building codes. "There isn't a lot of support for the federal government to coerce Alaska communities to adopt building codes, but lawmakers can always exercise checks and balances by overriding my veto," Palin said in a written statement.

Anchorage Republican Rep. Mike Hawker said Palin is wrong about the building code requirement.



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Dumbass as usual!

[Xipe Totec]

1. Did she veto money for a new wardrobe? n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

2. Alaska has the highest energy costs in the country,

but she turns down energy aid. Brilliant...

Shannyn Moore comments on this here, "Dude, Where's My Governor's Head?!": http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/dude-wheres-my-governors-head/

[Arctic Dave]

3. Heaven forbid the rural areas adopt any type of buiding codes.

WTH!

[2Design]

4. I thought they had to take it all or nothing n/t

[McCamy Taylor]

5. This winter, when people start dying in Alaska from lack of fuel, be sure to blame Palin.