The Alaska Legislature concluded yesterday its "Troopergate" investigation of Sarah Palin, finding that she both "abused her power" and was "proper and lawful" in her actions. The investigation looked into the firing of the state public safety commissioner, who claimed to have lost his job due to his refusal to fire a state trooper who was divorcing and in a custody battle with Palin's sister. Basically, as the AP writes, the firing was lawful "but the pressure Palin and her husband put on" the commissioner was not.

The full report can be read here.

From the AP:

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The politically charged investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is over, and its conclusions are stinging. But the fallout, if any, might not come until Election Day.

A legislative investigator found that Palin violated state ethics laws and abused her power by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper.

The next move may be at the ballot box. The legislative committee that released the report Friday recommends no criminal investigation and has no authority to sanction the governor, the Republican vice presidential nominee.

"It is out of the Legislative Council's hands. It goes to anyone's hands who got a copy or clicks the link on the Web," said Democratic state Sen. Kim Elton, the chairman of the committee that released the report. "I can't tell you how the process ends."

In a statement to reporters, McCain-Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton said:

"Today's report shows that the Governor acted within her proper and lawful authority in the reassignment of Walt Monegan. The report also illustrates what we've known all along: this was a partisan led inquiry run by Obama supporters and the Palins were completely justified in their concern regarding Trooper Wooten given his violent and rogue behavior. Lacking evidence to support the original Monegan allegation, the Legislative Council seriously overreached, making a tortured argument to find fault without basis in law or fact. The Governor is looking forward to cooperating with the Personnel Board and continuing her conversation with the American people regarding the important issues facing the country."