Affirmative Action Transparency Strangled In Committee
Legislators missed a golden opportunity yesterday to establish transparency in public universities in Arkansas.
Read moreLegislators missed a golden opportunity yesterday to establish transparency in public universities in Arkansas.
Read moreOpen government advocates should be pleased that a bill by State Rep. Nate Bell cleared a major hurdle today.
Read moreIf yesterday’s announcement is any foreshadowing of things to come, the public shouldn’t hold their breath about having much involvement in this process.
Read moreNow comes another proposal — this one from state Sen. David Sanders — which would shine some much-needed light on the state’s inmate system.
Read moreA story in today’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette shows the need for more accountability in government bodies’ executive sessions, which are currently exempt from public scrutiny under Arkansas’s FOIA.
Read moreWe found out recently that Peter Hirtle, a past President of the Society of American Archivists, shares our concerns about the permission to publish policy
Read moreAccording to an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) study on tax cronyism released today, Arkansas is one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to reporting exactly what special breaks the state’s tax code gives to favored industries.
Read moreThe Washington Free Beacon published another story today about conversations between Clinton Foundation officials and University of Arkansas officials that occurred the day that the UA began taking action against the Free Beacon.
Read moreIncompetent. Ham-handed. Disappointing. No, I’m not talking about the 2013 Razorback football team, but the University of Arkansas Library staff’s continued PR blitz in response to the recent Washington Free Beacon ordeal.
Read moreThe Washington Free Beacon wasn’t the only news organization with concerns about the University of Arkansas library special collections archive policy which requires media to fill out a “permission to publish” form.
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