Arkansas lawmakers question governor’s lectern purchase, potential law violations found in audit • Arkansas Advocate
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- April 17, 2024
- arkansas legislative audit
- Beckett Events
- carol dalby
- cortney kennedy
- FOIA
- Freedom Of Information Act
- john payton
- judd deere
- julie mayberry
- kim hammer
- lectern
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
- mark johnson
- matt campbell
- missy irvin
- podium
- procurement
- Prosecuting Attorney
- Republican Party of Arkansas
- robin lundstrum
- 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 […]
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Arkansas Senate approves seven potential bills to regulate cryptocurrency mines • Arkansas Advocate
The Arkansas Senate cleared the way Thursday for lawmakers to take up several potential amendments to a 2023 law that limited the state’s ability to regulate cryptocurrency mining operations. Act 851 of 2023, or the Arkansas Data Centers Act, was introduced just over a week before the 2023 legislative session ended and passed both chambers […]
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Arkansas’ Quest to Build a Monument for Aborted ‘Babies’ Isn’t Going Great
Last year, Arkansas Republicans, who hold a supermajority in the state legislature, easily passed a bill to construct a memorial that would honor the so-called victims of abortion and celebrate the fall of Roe v. Wade. The monument, which will sit on Capitol grounds next to a Confederate war memorial and a statue of the […]
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Arkansas Senate must decide whether to sanction two of its members | Arkansas
(The Center Square) – It’s up to the Arkansas Senate to decide if two senators will face sanctions based on a recommendation by the ethics committee. Sen. Mark Johnson, R-Little Rock, signed in Sen. Alan Clark, R-Lonsdale, at a Boys State event on June 3 even though he knew Clark was not there, according to […]
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