Accountability, Ethics, & Transparency in Government
After as many as five different FOIA bills were offered over three long days of the Legislature’s Special Session, things at the State Capitol are quiet now, after Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders finalized the...
After a third attempt in less than five months to drastically alter the state’s Freedom of Information Act, the Republican-majority Arkansas Legislature has narrowed its current legislation to contain only security plan-related information. Filed...
by Joey McCutchen We must fight to keep FOIA strong! It’s fine to modernize and have thoughtful discussions BUT not weaken FOIA. Any changes to weaken FOIA is wrong and an out war should...
It’s an unrelenting incursion that’s recently left many Arkansans frustrated and feeling misled. Seeking minimal zoning/regulatory interference and low electricity rates, it looks like at least ten cryptomining sites have sprung up across our...
Well known journalist Mike Masterson writes opinion columns for the Arkansas Democrat. He’s been very vocal in his support of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) and very recently has opined several times...
Arkansas Republicans have changed history in Arkansas. Delegates voted to oppose CRT and support closed primaries at the Arkansas GOP convention on Saturday, July 23, in Little Rock. Jason Bollinger, chairman of the Faulkner...
About 15 Faulkner County attendees joined over 500 Republican party members and guests for a joint meeting of Congressional Districts 1, 2, and 4 entitled “Operation Freedom” that was held at Cabot’s Veterans Park...
The 94th General Assembly began on January 9 and adjourned sine die on May 1, with 13 new members serving in the 35-member state Senate and 27 new Representatives sitting in the 100-member House....
