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6/19/2024 12:57:01 PM

Bodycam video of attorney's arrest at bar association convention supports her variation of occasions

It makes good sense that a lawyer leading a project to protect federal government transparency would make professional use of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act to gather info about her own que...

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11/27/2023 3:00:07 PM

Transparency group plans to send FOIA modification to attorney general Monday

Brian ChilsonFormer state Rep. Nate Bell speaking to a press reporter in 2014 (file image). An uncommon union of federal government transparency advocates prepares to submit a proposed ballot proce...

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11/2/2023 9:51:43 PM

Panels on FOIA defense amendment to be kept in Conway and Little Rock tonight

A motley bipartisan team of lawyers, scholars and engaged people will meet in Conway tonight to speak about plans to safeguard Arkansas's Freedom of Information Act with a ballot effort. All are...

9/29/2023 7:56:34 PM

Whistleblower says governor's office unlawfully altered, withheld records connected to podium purchase

Gov. Sarah Sanders at her inauguration in January. Brian Chilson A confidential previous state worker stepped forward Friday claiming to have evidence that the Arkansas guv's workplace doctore...

3/29/2024 8:53:10 PM

Memo highlights more openness concerns at Little Rock City Hall

( from left) Sheridan Richards, Mayor Frank Scott Jr., City Attorney Tom Carpenter Has the city of Little Rock been providing incomplete worker records in reaction to requests under the Arkansa...

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11/11/2023 6:31:53 PM

The podcast awakens: The Arkansas Times' Week in Evaluation, Nov. 10, 2023

It's a gorgeous Saturday, and what better accompaniment for your outdoor fall chores than the Arkansas Times' Week in Review? Our weekly podcast has been on hiatus considering that the spring. ...

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10/27/2023 3:24:52 PM

Sanders attacks journalism, bombs out at missile-making tasks statement

Gov. Sanders announces a brand-new $33 million missile-making facility in East Camden. You're wasting my time if you still think you're entitled to answers about the guv's $19K lectern purchase...

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9/29/2023 1:29:55 AM

Sen. Jimmy Hickey wants audits over guv's podium purchase and retroactive FOIA exemption

Sen. Jimmy Hickey talks with Sen. Jonathan Dismang during the 2021 Arkansas legal session. Brian Chilson Arkansas state Sen. Jimmy Hickey (R-Texarkana) is asking for an audit relating to Gov. ...

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Germany Returns Australian Ancestral Remains: A Historic Gesture of Reconciliation After Over a Century in Museums

Germany's Historic Gesture: Returning Australian Ancestral Remains After Over a Century In a remarkable move that resonates deeply with cultural sensitivity and historical justice, Germany has taken ...