Audit report finds several potential breaches of Arkansas law in governor’s $19K lectern purchase • Arkansas Advocate
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- April 16, 2024
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- Arkansas Attorney General
- arkansas department of transformation and shared services
- arkansas legislative audit
- Arkansas Legislature
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- Beckett Events
- David Wallace
- Democratic Party of Arkansas
- FOIA
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- jimmy gazaway
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- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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- tom mars
Arkansas Legislative Audit’s report on the $19,000 purchase of a lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office found several instances of “potential noncompliance” with state law and has been sent to the state attorney general and Pulaski County’s prosecuting attorney. Members of Sanders’ staff used a state-issued credit card to buy the lectern and a […]
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Arkansas AG claims purchasing laws do not apply to governor, days before release of lectern audit • Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin released an opinion Wednesday, at Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ request, declaring that certain executive branch officials such as the governor are not subject to certain laws that regulate purchases by government entities. Sanders’ request and Griffin’s response came just days before lawmakers are expected to release the results of Arkansas […]
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Arkansas AG approves proposed FOIA changes; supporters plan to start gathering signatures soon
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- January 30, 2024
- Arkansas Attorney General
- arkansas citizens for transparency
- Arkansas Government Disclosure Act
- arkansas secretary of state
- ballot initiative
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- david couch
- FOIA
- Freedom Of Information Act
- government transparency
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- tim griffin
- transparency
- Trend – Election 2024
Arkansas government transparency advocates expect to begin collecting signatures this week for two proposed ballot measures meant to make government records and meetings more accessible to the general public. On Monday, Attorney General Tim Griffin certified ballot language for a proposed set of changes to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. The decision came less […]
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Arkansas transparency group will collect signatures for proposed amendment OK’d by AG
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- January 25, 2024
- 2024 election
- Arkansas Attorney General
- arkansas citizens for transparency
- Arkansas Government Disclosure Amendment
- Arkansas Government Transparency Amendment
- Arkansas supreme court
- ballot measures
- constitutional amendment
- david couch
- FOIA
- Freedom Of Information Act
- government transparency
- tim griffin
- Trend – Election 2024
Arkansas government transparency advocates will begin collecting signatures for a November ballot measure to enshrine government openness in the state Constitution. Attorney General Tim Griffin certified language for four potential popular names and ballot titles, including “The Arkansas Government Disclosure Amendment of 2024,” a title he substituted for the submission of “The Arkansas Government Transparency […]
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Judge dismisses Arkansas AG’s FOIA lawsuit against prison board
A Central Arkansas judge dismissed Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin’s complaint against the state prison board Monday after a hearing in which the judge chided Griffin’s staff attorneys for wasting taxpayers’ money with the six-week lawsuit. Griffin alleged last month that the Arkansas Board of Corrections violated the state Freedom of Information Act and improperly […]
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Arkansas Supreme Court will hear supporters’ case for paper ballots amendments
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- January 18, 2024
- 2024 election
- absentee voting
- Arkansas Attorney General
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- cleburne county
- conrad reynolds
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- election
- John Thurston
- paper ballots
- Pulaski County Circuit Court
- Restore Election Integrity Arkansas
- State Board of Election Commissioners
- tim griffin
- Trend – Election 2024
- voting machines
Arkansas’ highest court agreed Wednesday to fast-track a hearing in a lawsuit from a group advocating for the removal of voting machines from Arkansas elections. The nonprofit Arkansas Voter Integrity Initiative sued Secretary of State John Thurston and the state Board of Election Commissioners earlier this month, asking the state Supreme Court to certify two […]
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Group submits third proposed Arkansas FOIA change to attorney general after second rejection
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- January 10, 2024
- 2024 election
- Arkansas Attorney General
- arkansas citizens for transparency
- Arkansas Government Transparency Act
- Arkansas Government Transparency Amendment
- ballot initiative
- ballot measures
- david couch
- government transparency
- tim griffin
- transparency
- Trend – Election 2024
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin received a third proposed set of changes to the state’s Freedom of Information Act after he rejected the second ballot proposal Tuesday. Arkansas Citizens for Transparency (ACT) submitted a new draft Tuesday evening after deleting the two sections from the previous draft that Griffin said made it unfit for the […]
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UPDATED: Third proposed Arkansas government transparency amendment submitted to AG
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- January 9, 2024
- Arkansas Attorney General
- arkansas citizens for transparency
- Arkansas Constitution
- Arkansas Government Transparency Act
- Arkansas Government Transparency Amendment
- ballot initiative
- ballot measures
- constitutional amendment
- david couch
- FOIA
- Freedom Of Information Act
- government transparency
- jen standerfer
- public records
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- tim griffin
- transparency
- Trend – Election 2024
This story was updated at 8:16 p.m. to include the third submission of the proposed amendment. Proposed ballot language that would make government transparency a constitutional right in Arkansas still lacks clarity and is unfit for a statewide vote, Attorney General Tim Griffin wrote in a Monday opinion. In response, the nonpartisan Arkansas Citizens for […]
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Revised ballot language submitted for Arkansas government transparency amendment
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- December 21, 2023
- 2024 election
- Arkansas Attorney General
- arkansas citizens for transparency
- Arkansas Government Transparency Act
- Arkansas Government Transparency Amendment
- ballot initiative
- ballot measures
- constitutional amendment
- FOIA
- Freedom Of Information Act
- tim griffin
- transparency
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin will review a revised proposal for a constitutional amendment that would guarantee the right to state government transparency. On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Arkansas Citizens for Transparency again submitted ballot language for the 2024 initiative. Griffin rejected the popular name and ballot title for the group’s first attempt last week, saying […]
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Arkansas AG rejects proposed ballot measure meant to add clarity to Freedom of Information Act
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Google-News-Wire
- December 19, 2023
- Arkansas Attorney General
- arkansas citizens for transparency
- Arkansas Constitution
- Arkansas Government Transparency Act
- Arkansas Government Transparency Amendment
- ballot measures
- Ballot Title
- constitutional amendment
- FOIA
- Freedom Of Information Act
- government transparency
- nate bell
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- tim griffin
- transparency
Proposed changes to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act aren’t sufficient to appear on the 2024 statewide ballot, Attorney General Tim Griffin wrote in a Monday opinion. Griffin rejected the proposed ballot title and popular name for the Arkansas Government Transparency Act a week after rejecting a companion proposal for a constitutional amendment. Both proposals […]
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