Arkansas prisons political sideshow obscures state’s real incarceration problem
The power struggle between the Sanders administration and the state Board of Corrections may be fun to watch, but it obscures the real issue: Arkansas’ inability to adequately house and protect thousands of incarcerated men and women. State prisons have been stuffed to the rafters for years, and the lack of room has fed a […]
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Lawmakers postpone vote on cash appropriation to Arkansas PBS in director’s absence
Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to wait until next month to vote on whether to grant $627,500 to Arkansas PBS in order to fund the final year of a three-year workforce development program provided by Linkedln. The publicly funded educational channel has been under legislative scrutiny for months since the state’s regularly scheduled fiscal year […]
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Judge sides with Arkansas Board of Correction, blocks plan to add prison beds
A Central Arkansas judge granted the state prison board’s request for a temporary restraining order late Friday afternoon, directing Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her corrections chief to stop operating under the law that weakened the board’s authority. Circuit Judge Patricia James ruled that irreparable harm could occur if Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri is permitted […]
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Arkansas Advocate : Lawmakers offer narrower change to Arkansas FOIA after bipartisan pushback | Regional News
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Google-News-Wire
- September 13, 2023
- alexa henning
- allison bragg
- arkansas advocate
- arkansas press association
- Arkansas State Police
- bart hester
- bill kopsky
- blake johnson
- dean travinski
- doug elms
- jim hudson
- jimmie cavin
- joey mccutchen
- matt campbell
- mike hagar
- private security contractor
- safe haven security group
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- security protocols
- senate committee on state agencies and governmental affairs
After two days of bipartisan backlash against proposed changes to Arkansas’ Freedom of Information Act, lawmakers late Tuesday filed narrower legislation to exempt information related to security services provided to the governor and other state officials. It’s the third attempt in as many business days to alter the state’s 1967 public records law. The first […]
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Arkansas Advocate : Arkansas legislators choose school insurance premium consultant | Public & Private Schools
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Google-News-Wire
- September 7, 2023
- arkansas advocate
- arkansas school boards association
- bentonville school district
- bureau of legislative research
- international risk management institute
- ken estes
- liability insurance
- liability insurance policy
- roberts lee
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- school insurance premium consultant
- wynne high school
Arkansas lawmakers selected a consultant to conduct a study of rising property insurance premiums for public school districts and higher education institutions on Wednesday. The Arkansas Legislative Council Executive Subcommittee listened to proposals from Cadence Insurance and Meadors, Adams & Lee Insurance Inc. before authorizing the Bureau of Legislative Research to enter into negotiations with […]
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