Palin received a $60 stipend for each of the hundreds of days she worked out of Anchorage and stayed at home, about an hour away.
Alaska officials said she is entitled to the per diem when she works outside the state capital, and Griffin added that Palin has spent much less on travel and security arrangements than her Republican predecessor, Frank Murkowski.
Palin collected the per diem for six days around Christmas 2007 when she had no events listed on her official calendar. She was paid for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve but did not seek stipends for Christmas or New Year's Day.
Her official work away from Juneau for which she received stipends included visits to libraries in Wasilla and nearby Palmer, a stop at the annual Bear Paw Festival in Eagle River and attendance at the Moose Dropping Festival in Talkeetna.
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Times staff writer Charles Piller in Anchorage contributed to this report.
