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AR parole board chair resigns lied about sex with minor | News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The chair of Arkansas’ parole board resigned on Friday after personnel records revealed he was fired from a local police department several years ago for lying to investigators about having sex with a minor. Jamol Jones, who Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders named the board’s chair last week, stepped down from […]

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This is part of an ongoing feud between the governor and Chairman Benny Magness over the state’s prison system

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is calling for the chairman of the Arkansas Board of Corrections to resign. This follows a dispute over the lack of prison space.Chairman Benny Magness asked the governor to send the National Guard to help staff prisons. She denied that request and said the chairman is playing politics and should […]

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Arkansas could audit Sanders’ podium purchase, public records

Thursday, a group of Arkansas lawmakers approved an audit over the purchase of a $19,029 podium by the office of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.The Executive Committee of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee approved the audit. The full committee will vote Friday morning if it will go forward.The audit would be conducted by independent auditors who […]

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A $19,000 lectern for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders sparks call for legislative audit | News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Sarah Huckabee Sanders rose to national prominence in part during her time at the lectern as White House press secretary, but the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for the Arkansas governor is undergoing scrutiny and prompting claims that records about it have been altered. A legislative panel next week will take up […]

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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 […]

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Sarah Sanders picks Arkansas Republican chairman to fill vacant state Supreme Court spot

Arkansas’s state Supreme Court will see a conservative majority if its newest nominee is confirmed, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) announced on Monday. Sanders announced her nomination of former state prosecutor and Arkansas Republican Party Chairman Cody Hiland to fill a vacant role on the state’s highest court. Hiland would take Justice Robin Wynne’s seat […]

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Gov. Sanders appoints Kyle Cunningham as State Forester for Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday that she has appointed Kyle Cunningham as the State Forester for Arkansas. According to a news release, The State Forester serves as the director of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division. Cunningham is replacing Joe Fox who retires at the end of June. […]

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Sanders sends Arkansas National Guard to the southern border

{p}Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday that she had sent Arkansas National Guard to the southern border. (AP Photo/Will Newton){/p} LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday that she had sent Arkansas National Guard to the southern border. Gov. Sanders said she is sending the troops to help the Texas National Guard […]

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Arkansas to review advanced African American studies

Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios The state’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is seeking information about the content of an Advanced Placement course on African American studies, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. The curriculum includes “events, experiences, and individuals crucial to a study of African American history and culture,” Education Week reports. Driving the news: The Arkansas […]

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School choice floated as educational policy change in Arkansas

Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios School choice, a hot topic for which Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has voiced support, allows parents to apply to send their K-12 children to schools other than the public school in their district. Driving the news: Last week was National School Choice Week, aimed at helping parents discover education options, including traditional […]

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