Arkansas lawmakers reject proposed language to clarify applicability of purchasing laws • Arkansas Advocate
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- April 25, 2024
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Arkansas lawmakers declined to vote Wednesday on proposed language in an appropriation bill that would have classified several executive branch offices as state “agencies” in light of a controversy over whether certain state purchasing laws apply to the governor’s office. An audit report made public last week found potential violations of several laws in the […]
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Arkansas committee concludes probe of Corrections Board’s hiring of outside counsel • Arkansas Advocate
An Arkansas legislative panel will meet today to vote on next steps after concluding its investigation of potential violations of procurement law by the state Board of Corrections. The Joint Performance Review Committee has spent three meetings this month examining the board’s hiring of attorney Abtin Mehdizadegan to represent it in litigation with the state. […]
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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 […]
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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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- 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 […]
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2024 fiscal session gets underway in Little Rock • Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas lawmakers returned to the Capitol Wednesday for the start of the state’s eighth fiscal session. Held in even-numbered years, fiscal session work is focused on finalizing the state budget. Legislative sessions occur in odd-numbered years, but lawmakers can take up non-appropriation matters during the fiscal session with a two-thirds majority vote in each chamber. […]
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Early voting begins in three Arkansas House primary runoff races • Arkansas Advocate
Primary runoff elections are underway in three Arkansas House districts where the incumbents did not seek reelection. Early voting began Tuesday and runoff election day is April 2 in races for House District 35, 63 and 88. Runoffs occur between the two candidates that received the most votes in a race where no candidate garnered […]
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Auditor: Report on Arkansas governor’s lectern purchase should be finished in March
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- February 8, 2024
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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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Filing period reopened for legal claims against perpetrators of child sexual abuse in Arkansas
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse in Arkansas are again able to file legal claims against their perpetrators, this time with no age limit for plaintiffs, thanks to a state law amended last year. The Justice for Vulnerable Victims of Sexual Abuse Act became law in 2021 with bipartisan support, allowing survivors under 55 years of […]
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Keep an eye on committees during 2023 legislative session
ARKANSAS (KNWA/FOX24) — All members of the Arkansas legislature now have their committee assignments, which will be important to watch during the upcoming legislative session. The committees on both the House and Senate side range from taxes, to public transportation, to agriculture. These committees are where most of the action happens on bills that are […]
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Bill introduced to Arkansas Legislature would ban TikTok from state agencies
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas is joining a growing number of states looking to ban TikTok usage from state agencies. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order on Dec. 8 banning the social media platform from government-issued devices for state agencies. Arkansas State Sen. Gary Stubblefield filed a similar bill on Dec. 5 […]
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