Auditor: Report on Arkansas governor’s lectern purchase should be finished in March
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Google-News-Wire
- February 8, 2024
- arkansas legislative audit
- Arkansas Legislature
- audit
- David Wallace
- FOIA
- Freedom Of Information Act
- government transparency
- jimmy gazaway
- jimmy hickey
- lectern
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
- matt campbell
- podium
- Republican Party of Arkansas
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- special session
- tom mars
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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Arkansas Senate passes tax cuts bill
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A detailed look at all four Arkansas ballot initiatives
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Opponents of Arkansas ballot measure fear it will lead to full-time Legislature | National News
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Lawmakers head to Arkansas Special Session
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