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Freedom Of Information Government Transparency 

The Municipal League’s Attack on the Freedom of Information Act

June 21, 2018September 10, 2018 Professor Robert Steinbuch 0 Comments FOIA, freedom of information act, The Arkansas Municipal League, transparency

Here we go again. The Arkansas Municipal League has put out a series of proposals to gut the Freedom of

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Freedom Of Information Government Transparency 

Arkansas FOIA Task Force Begins

October 11, 2017September 10, 2018 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments FOIA, transparency

Another new task force officially began today: the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Task Force met for the first time.

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Transparency 

Yes, Arkansans Still Have The Right To Record in Public

August 15, 2017September 10, 2018 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments Arkansas Legislature, transparency

A recent ruling by the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has led some to question whether Arkansans still have the First Amendment right to record in public.

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Arkansas Politics Freedom Of Information Government Transparency 

Why is the Press Now Against Openness?

July 5, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments asa hutchinson, Donald Trump, kris kobach, mark martin, presidential commission on election integrity

Various press outlets and leftist groups have decried these efforts, claiming privacy and disputing the usefulness of investigating voter fraud.

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Freedom Of Information Government Transparency 

Advocates of FOIA Shrinkage Proven Wrong Again

June 15, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 1 Comment Brad Phelps, FOIA, Justice Rhonda Wood, Rep. Bob Ballinger, Ruby Lowery Stapleton, SB 373, Sen. Bart Hester, The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act

In the first state Supreme Court opinion to cite to the latest version of the treatise “The Arkansas Freedom of

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Freedom Of Information Government Transparency 

FOIA Still Alive and Well — Despite Legislature’s Worst Efforts

April 10, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments Arkansas Legislature, FOIA

Is Arkansas’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) still in good shape after all the punishment it took from legislators this session?

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2015 General Assembly Spending Transparency 

Your Tax Dollars At Work: Little Rock Solar Panel Edition

April 7, 2015 Caleb Taylor 1 Comment Government Waste, little rock, spending, taxes, veteran's administration

As the deadline for filing your tax returns approaches, we thought it’d be a good idea to show some examples of your hard-earned tax dollars at work.

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2015 General Assembly Freedom Of Information Transparency 

Greater Criminal Records Transparency About To Become Law

March 31, 2015 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments foi, FOIA, freedom of information, freedom of information act, open records, Richard Womack, transparency

Transparency advocates won a big victory today when the state Senate passed Rep. Richard Womack’s HB 1727.

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Freedom Of Information Transparency 

The Lessons Of Sunshine Week

March 20, 2015 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments foi, FOIA, freedom of information, freedom of information act, justin gonzales, open government, transparency

Happy Sunshine Week!

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Affirmative Action Transparency Strangled In Committee

March 18, 2015 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments affirmative action, charlotte douglas, foi, FOIA, freedom of information, justin gonzales, kelley linck, transparency

Legislators missed a golden opportunity yesterday to establish transparency in public universities in Arkansas.

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