alaska attorney general resigns

The Attorney General of Alaska has resigned, afraid that the state senate might pursue "issues" with him, after it found the Governor, her husband and others in contempt for not complying with subpoenas in the Troopergate investigation.

Anchorage Daily News:

Colberg has been at the center of controversy over his handling of the so-called "Troopergate" investigation. Two weeks ago, he was grilled and sharply criticized by legislators for trying to block legislative subpoenas to state officials during the inquiry into whether Palin abused power in complaints against a state trooper and her dismissal of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The grilling mostly came from Fairbanks Republican Rep. Jay Ramras, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

Then on Friday, the state Senate voted 16-1 to find the governor's husband, Todd, and nine Palin aides in contempt for failing to show up when ordered by subpoena to testify in the Legislature's "Troopergate" investigation. Todd Palin and the rest did eventually submit written statements to the investigator, so the Senate said no punishment of them was warranted.

French sponsored the resolution and also suggested on the Senate floor Friday that issues remained with the attorney general.