Crypto regulations, lectern audit become the talk of the Arkansas fiscal session • Arkansas Advocate
Last week Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the first of many appropriations bills for her proposed $6.3 billion state budget that will head to her desk in the coming weeks. Sanders signed a general appropriations bill for the judicial branch, the legislative branch and the state auditor, as well as a separate bill setting […]
Read MoreArkansas lawmakers question governor’s lectern purchase, potential law violations found in audit • Arkansas Advocate
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- April 17, 2024
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- carol dalby
- cortney kennedy
- FOIA
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- john payton
- judd deere
- julie mayberry
- kim hammer
- lectern
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
- mark johnson
- matt campbell
- missy irvin
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- procurement
- Prosecuting Attorney
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- Ryan Owsley
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- tim griffin
- tippi mccullough
Arkansas lawmakers questioned representatives of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Attorney General Tim Griffin on Tuesday in light of Monday’s audit report that highlighted several potential breaches of state law in the $19,000 purchase of a lectern for Sanders’ office last year. The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee heard the report and voted with no dissent […]
Read MoreAudit 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
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- arkansas legislative audit
- Arkansas Legislature
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- Beckett Events
- David Wallace
- Democratic Party of Arkansas
- FOIA
- Freedom Of Information Act
- jimmy gazaway
- jimmy hickey
- lectern
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
- matt campbell
- podium
- procurement
- Prosecuting Attorney
- purchase
- Republican Party of Arkansas
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- tim griffin
- 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 […]
Read MoreArkansas 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 […]
Read MoreAuditor: Report on Arkansas governor’s lectern purchase should be finished in March
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- February 8, 2024
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- Arkansas Legislature
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- jimmy gazaway
- jimmy hickey
- lectern
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
- matt campbell
- podium
- Republican Party of Arkansas
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- special session
- tom mars
Arkansas’ chief legislative auditor expects to complete a report on the investigation of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ purchase of a $19,000 lectern by the end of next month, but it’s unclear when the report will be made public. Auditors began investigating the controversial purchase immediately upon approval from the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee on Oct. […]
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