JPs Reject Pet Parents Private Club Permit
A bid by Hounds Hideaway to bring a new business concept to the outskirts of Conway was rejected by Faulkner County’s Courts & Public Safety Committee at its meeting on Tuesday, August 8. Sponsored...
Category: Faulkner County
Faulkner County
Republicans Welcome Kari Lake & OK Resolutions at Area Meeting
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...
Court Orders Show Significant County Business
As we’ve pointed out before, looking at Faulkner County Court Orders reveals a significant amount of County business conducted by the County Judge as the executive branch of County government. These public documents are...
Committee Talks Cryptomining Noise but No Ordinance Passed Yet
The Courts & Public Safety Committee held its second meeting this month on June 13. On the agenda were discussions of the much-anticipated “data center” ordinance as well as a noise ordinance submitted by...
Legislative Audit: 2021 Findings
Below is the 2021 Legislative Audit performed on Faulkner County financial and day-to-day operations, with a cover letter dated February 23, 2023 showing no adverse findings:
Far-Reaching FOIA Bill HB1726 Fails in House Committee
Pro-FOIA supporters who opposed Rep. Mary Bentley’s FOIA bill HB1610 were surprised when Representative David Ray (R, Dist. 69) filed a more far-reaching bill, HB1726, during the last few days of the General Session....
House Committee Approves FOI Bill HB1610; House OKs Too
Rep. Mary Bentley’s HB1610 — which passed the House but failed in Senate committee — was slated to change Arkansas’s gold standard Freedom of Information Act in a big way, by defining the word...
FOI Bill HB1610 Dies in Senate Committee
Faulkner County lawmakers and local residents advocated at the Legislature for and against Rep. Mary Bentley’s FOIA bill, HB1610, that passed the House but failed at the Senate Committee hearings. The Senate State Agencies...
