After her vice presidential run, Sarah Palin continues to be the target of what she has called frivolous ethics complaints that caused her to resign last July. So far, Palin has been subjected to 24 ethics complaints, several lawsuits, and dozens of public information act requests, and she has reportedly incurred more than $600,000 in personal legal bills.

Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan issued an opinion in August recommending changes to the Ethics Act and, on Tuesday, he moved forward to change the state’s ethics rules in the wake of the battles waged by Palin.

His changes would allow the state to pay the legal bills of public officials for defending against ethics complaints that are tossed out. They would also set out when a governor’s family members can travel at the state’s expense.

On Monday, Sullivan released the changes for a public review that lasts through Jan. 22. The attorney general has the power to make the changes without the approval of the legislature.

(article and photo source: Examiner.com)