The Associated Press reported:
Palin took aim at gift-giving to state officials as part of her ethics agenda but received thousands of dollars’ worth of gifts since she took office nearly two years ago. State records dating back to 2006, when Palin took office, show that Palin or her family received 29 gifts valued at about $14,500.
The gifts — from industry executives, municipalities and even a Canadian energy official — included such items as a trampoline and safety net valued at $340 from the Juneau Governor’s Prayer Breakfast Committee and a gold-nugget pin valued at $1,200 from the City of Nome to an $865 set of Nome Collector’s Plates, which she noted on an ethics disclosure form would remain at the governor’s house.
A black qiviut scarf valued at $250 came from the Northwest Territories Minister for Energy Brendan Bell.
The Washington Post reported a higher value of gifts revieved:
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin…has accepted gifts valued at $25,367 from industry executives, municipalities and a cultural center whose board includes officials from some of the largest mining interests in the state, a review of state records shows.
About a quarter of the entities bestowing gifts on the governor are represented by one of Alaska’s most influential mining lobbyists, who said in an interview that she was not involved in the tributes. The lobbyist, Wendy Chamberlain, has a relationship with the governor’s family through the friendship of their teenage daughters.
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The Alaska attorney general’s office contends that gifts to a governor must be evaluated on “a case-by-case basis,” Assistant Attorney General Judy Bockman said. Some are offered as “a courtesy,” she said, to newly elected officials and are not considered an ethical issue.
The Anchorage Daily News reported that as mayor of Wasilla, Palin:
…gladly accepted gifts from merchants: A free “awesome facial” she raved about in a thank-you note to a spa. The “absolutely gorgeous flowers” she received from a welding supply store. Even fresh salmon to take home.