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Arkansas House rejects bill amid controversy over Governor Sanders lectern controversy

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Arkansas lawmakers reject proposed language to clarify applicability of purchasing laws • Arkansas Advocate

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 […]

Arkansas

Arkansas governor’s unwillingness to engage auditors makes it hard to move on • Arkansas Advocate

If not for a crypto mining panic and a report about the purchase of a certain lectern, Arkansas lawmakers (and the reporters who cover them) might have been bored out of their gourds in the second week of the Legislature’s fiscal session. It’s a shame really, because the actual work of the fiscal session — […]

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Audit report finds several potential breaches of Arkansas law in governor’s $19K lectern purchase • Arkansas Advocate

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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Audit of $19,000 lectern purchase for Arkansas governor released

The audit into Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office concerning the purchase of an almost $20,000 lectern has been released.The audit states that the Governor’s Office was potentially non-compliant with state law on seven occasions. Including paying for the podium before it was delivered, applying the purchase to operating expenses, and the Execuitve Assistant to […]

Mayor

Federal judge seeks audit of L.A. homelessness programs

A federal judge wants an independent accounting of homelessness programs in Los Angeles — including Mayor Karen Bass’ signature Inside Safe initiative. U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter made his remarks during oral arguments on a motion filed by lawyers for the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights, which has accused the city of failing […]

Arkansas

Auditor: Report on Arkansas governor’s lectern purchase should be finished in March

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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Former Arkansas AG Rutledge accused of overspending on staff salaries, audit reveals

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Former Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge paid her staff well above the amounts that had been appropriated by lawmakers, a legislative audit has found. According to the audit, 26 employees in Rutledge’s office last year were paid more than the designated salary for their positions, with an excess amount of $69,055. […]

City Council

Staff to present three public safety levy options to Kalispell City Council | #citycouncil

Kalispell City Council on Monday is expected to review options for a potential emergency responder levy that could go before voters in a special election next year. Discussion of a possible levy emerged in later summer following independent audits of the city’s Fire and Police departments. Undertaken by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Public Safety […]

Arkansas

Gov. Huckabee Sanders responds to podium purchase potential audit

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is facing a potential legislative audit over the purchase of a $19,000 podium or what’s also called a lectern.Sanders recently toured Hellstern Middle School in Springdale, where she told 40/29 News that using tax dollars to purchase the podium was an error.”I think the process just wasn’t as clean as […]