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The Bowen Gym: Not Just Indefensible, But Also Illegal!

You might recall our earlier coverage when Attorney General Dustin McDaniel “donated” $100,000 of your money to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law – to subsidize what appears likely to be a sickness-causing fitness center.

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Arkansas Needs More Accountability for Executive Sessions

A 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.

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Misusers of Taxpayer Dollars Get Light Punishment

A new report by the Division of Legislative Audit was released today which shows a troubling trend of many elected officials and government employees misusing taxpayer dollars and receiving no greater punishment than a “warning letter” from prosecutors.

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UA Library Failed Talking Points: An Autopsy

Incompetent. 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.

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