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Arkansas lawmakers propose amendments as passage of fiscal 2025 budget nears • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas’ 2024 fiscal session, which was initially projected to end this week, is now expected to end May 2 or possibly the following week, House Speaker Matthew Shepherd said Thursday. During the final days of the session, the Legislature will pass the fiscal year 2025 budget, also known as the Revenue Stabilization Act. The Joint […]

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Arkansas House rejects bill amid controversy over Governor Sanders lectern controversy

Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes ofwebsite accessibilityArkansas House rejects bill amid controversy over Governor Sanders lectern controversy Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:46:32 GMT (1714059992328) 78fb829ace40087fc4e240e9b003e1499b4fba87 8ad423b32513242ae2952906d0ffe73e1734f72e Fallback Presentation. Using deprecated PresentationRouter. Click Here For This Articles Original Source.

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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 […]

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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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Arkansas lawmakers question governor’s lectern purchase, potential law violations found in audit • Arkansas Advocate

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 Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders lashes out at claims her $19,000 lectern bought with taxpayer funds broke state law as she posts picture saying ‘come and take it’

By Ishita Srivastava For Dailymail.Com 02:46 17 Apr 2024, updated 03:04 17 Apr 2024 Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been accused of using taxpayer funds to buy a nearly $20,000 lectern in June 2023 An audit requested into her revealed there were book keeping errors But the governor has dismissed all such claims and posted […]

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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 says Arkansas governor’s office potentially violated laws with $19,000 lectern purchase

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘ office potentially violated state laws on purchasing, state property and government records when it purchased a $19,000 lectern for the Republican governor that’s prompted nationwide attention, an audit requested by lawmakers said Monday. Legislative auditors referred the findings in the long-awaited audit of the […]

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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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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. […]