Ethics

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Arkansas Democrats Float Ethics Ideas For Everyone Else

September 24, 2013 Nic Horton 1 Comment Arkansas Legislature, Brent Talley, Bruce Maloch, Democrats, Ethics, hypocrisy, martha shoffner, Mike Ross, Nate Steel, Paul Bookout, Reform, transparency

Arkansas Democrats love ethics. In fact, they love ethics so much, three of their state elected officials have been forced

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Ethics Commission Releases Book On Bookout

September 19, 2013 Nic Horton 1 Comment Arkansas, Chad Niell, corruption, Dan Sullivan, democratic party of arkansas, Democrats, Ethics, John Cooper, Jonesboro senate race, legislature, Paul Bookout, Republicans, transparency

The Arkansas Ethics Commission has released a 127-page document that outlines the investigation into the campaign spending of former state

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(Still) MISSING: House Democrats’ Ethics Plan

September 3, 2013 Nic Horton 1 Comment Arkansas, Dan Greenberg, Democrat Party of Arkansas, Democrats, Ethics, Greg Leding, legislature, martha shoffner, Paul Bookout, Politics, Reform, scandal, Warwick Sabin

Last week, Arkansas House Democrats made a few ripples in the political pond by announcing that they support ethics reform

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Senator Bookout Resigns From State Senate

August 20, 2013 Nic Horton 6 Comments Arkansas, commission, Democrats, Elections, Ethics, Jonesboro, Liberals, Paul Bookout, Politics, senate

Embattled State Senator Paul Bookout of Jonesboro has resigned from the legislature. Senate President Pro Tem Michael Lamoureux says he has

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Senator Bookout Nailed With Four Violations Of State Law

August 16, 2013 Nic Horton 8 Comments Arkansas, campaign spending, Democrats, Ethics, Jonesboro, legislature, Paul Bookout, Republicans, senate

State Senator Paul Bookout (D-Jonesboro) has been fined $8,000 by the Arkansas Ethics Commission for four violations of state law.

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Ethics Panel to Announce Findings in Bookout Probe

August 12, 2013 Nic Horton 2 Comments Arkansas, campaign spending, Democrats, Ethics, Ethics Commission, Jonesboro, legislature, Paul Bookout, Policy, Politics, violations

Here’s an update on a story we’ve been following for some time: State Senator Paul Bookout will appear before the

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Bookout Hearing Reveals Two New Potential Violations

July 19, 2013 Nic Horton 5 Comments Arkansas, Bob Hester, campaigns, Ethics, Ethics Commission, legislature, Paul Bookout, scandal, spending

This morning, state Senator Paul Bookout appeared before the Arkansas Ethics Commission to face the music regarding approximately $50,000 of

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Advancing Arkansas: Rep. Nate Bell Aims For Ethics, Transparency Reforms

November 26, 2012 Nic Horton 4 Comments advance arkansas institute, Arkansas, Democrats, Ethics, legislature, Mena, nate bell, Policy, Politics, Reform, Republicans, transparency

In 2013, Republicans will hold the top leadership position in the Arkansas House and Senate for the first time in

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Chief Osborne, Call Me Maybe?

October 23, 2012 Nic Horton 0 Comments Arkansas, campaign, Democrats, Ethics, fraud, Kyle Osborne, mark biviano, Politics, Searcy, state representative, taxes, tea party, waste, White County

In his latest campaign expenditure report, Searcy police chief and candidate for state representative Kyle Osborne reported a $400 expense

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Chairman Clark Hall: Overdoing Oversight?

August 20, 2012 Nic Horton 2 Comments Arkansas, Clark Hall, Congress, corruption, Debbie Hobbs, debt, Democrats, Ethics, Government Waste, legislature, Politics, Republicans, spending, waste

The Arkansas House’s State Agencies & Governmental Affairs committee has been meeting frequently lately — very frequently.  The casual observer

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