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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...
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges lawmakers to pass budget as session kicks off
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday urged lawmakers to pass her $6.3 billion budget proposal that boosts spending on a new school voucher program. But she stopped short of making new policy proposals as she delivered her first state of the state address. ...
Audit on Arkansas governor's $19,000 lectern to be released within next 10 days, lawmaker says
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The co-chairman of a legislative committee that ordered the audit of a $19,000 lectern bought for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday he expects the report on the purchase to be released to the public within the next 10 days. Republican Rep....
Things to know when the Arkansas Legislature convenes to take up a budget and other issues
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are convening at the Capitol and their top agenda item is taking up Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' $6.3 billion proposed budget for the coming year. The session also could include efforts to tweak or outright repeal a law dealing with...
Arkansas, local officials mark anniversary of tornadoes that killed four and destroyed homes
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas and local officials hailed the response from emergency workers, community groups and individuals on Friday as they marked the one-year anniversary of tornadoes that tore through the state and killed four people. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders visited...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas' state house primary runoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in three Arkansas state House districts will return to the polls Tuesday to complete some unfinished business from the March 5 primaries, including one race in which Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her father, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, are supporting different...
Completion of audit into Arkansas governor's $19,000 lectern has been pushed back to April
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A report detailing the audit of a $19,000 lectern purchased for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be completed later than expected after the governor's office said it needed more time for its response, the state's legislative auditor told lawmakers on Wednesday. ...
High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas' ban on critical race theory
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A high school teacher and two students sued Arkansas on Monday over the state's ban on critical race theory and “indoctrination” in public schools, asking a federal judge to strike down the restrictions as unconstitutional. The lawsuit by the teacher...
Gov. Sanders deploys Arkansas National Guard to support southern border control efforts
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas National Guard will send about 40 guardsmen to Texas to support border control efforts along the nation's southern border, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office said Tuesday. The guard's operation is at the governor's direction and will begin...
Katie Britt calls Biden a 'diminished leader' in GOP response to the State of the Union
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sitting at her kitchen table in Alabama, Sen. Katie Britt called President Joe Biden a “dithering and diminished leader” and warned of a bleak American future under his presidency in the Republican rebuttal to his State of the Union address Thursday evening. ...
