Alaska Rep. Sarah Vance因使用国家信头对报纸施压, 违反关于党派使用国家资源的新法律, Alaska Rep. Sarah Vance faces ethics probe for using state letterhead to pressure a newspaper, violating new laws on partisan use of state resources.

阿拉斯加代表Sarah Vance正在接受道德调查, 因为他使用国家信笺头向一家报纸施压, 迫使她放弃投诉, Alaska Representative Sarah Vance is under ethics investigation for using state letterhead to pressure a newspaper to drop a complaint against her, a move critics say violates updated state laws banning partisan use of state resources. Vance拒绝发表评论,为援引1984年道德意见的行动辩护,并将调查称为“合法”,放弃保密以提高透明度。 Vance, who declined to comment, defended the action citing a 1984 ethics opinion and called the probe "lawfare," waiving confidentiality to promote transparency. 这起事件是在她的信和报纸的回信之后发生的,导致卡彭特媒体阿拉斯加新闻社的工作人员离职,并创建了非营利的霍默独立新闻社,万斯支持该新闻社,作为当地新闻业的推动力。 The incident followed her letter and the newspaper’s response, leading to staff departures at Carpenter Media’s Alaska outlets and the creation of the nonprofit Homer Independent Press, which Vance supports as a boost for local journalism.