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Wasilla was the target of a 2000 law supported by then-Governor Tony Knowles requiring municipal police departments to pay for forensic examinations of rape victims. Until the passage of the law, rape victims in Wasilla were billed for the examinations and materials, known as Rape Kits, which cost between $300 and $1,200 at the time. Wasilla Police Chief Charlie Fannon was opposed to the law, saying the city would have to pay $5,000 to $14,000 a year for the exams and materials, which would ultimately be paid by Wasilla taxpayers.[1][2][3] - - After Wasilla's mayor hired a well known professional lobbyist,[4] Wasilla residents became among the highest per capita recipients of earmark benefits in the nation, receiving in excess of $6 million dollars at a time when its population was approximately 6,000 citizens.[5] In 2005, Wasilla received national attention when a bridge providing secondary access to Wasilla was dubbed one of the two “bridge to nowhere” projects by fiscal conservatives, pointing to the two bridges as examples of pork barrel spending. As of 2008, the bridge that would benefit Wasilla, known as the Knik Arm Bridge, was in the planning and review stages, and was estimated to cost $1 billion.[6][7]

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  1. ^ Dilanian, Ken; Kelley, Matt. "Palin's town used to bill victims for rape kits". USA Today. September 12, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  2. ^ Pemberton, Mary. "Palin's town billed rape victims to get evidence". Associated Press. September 12, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  3. ^ Bryson, George. "Ex-Gov. Knowles, Ketchikan mayor say Palin misleads". Anchorage Daily News. September 11, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  4. ^ [1] Wasilla, Alaska Benefited from Nearly $27 Million in Earmarks from 1996 to 2002
  5. ^ The Fairy Tale of Palin the Reformer, Joe Conason , New York Observer, September 9, 2008[2]
  6. ^ Two 'Bridges to Nowhere' Tumble Down in Congress, CARL HULSE, New York Times, November 17, 2005[3]
  7. ^ The Fairy Tale of Palin the Reformer, Joe Conason , New York Observer, September 9, 2008[4]