ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A legislative committee in Alaska has voted to authorize subpoenas in an investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of the state public safety commissioner.
The state Senate Judiciary Committee voted Friday to authorize subpoenas of the governor's husband, Todd Palin, and several of her top aides, the Los Angeles Times reported. The committee is investigating whether Gov. Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, improperly pressured former Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan to fire her former brother-in-law, Michael Wooten, an Alaska state trooper, and then fired Monegan when he refused.