Arkansas Advocate: Capitol grounds crowded with monuments and some controversy
The Arkansas Legislature is the only entity that can create or remove a monument, according to a law in response to an effort to put a Satanist statue near the Capitol
Category: Government
Andrew DeMillo: Secret agreements are violating Arkansans’ trust
Across Arkansas, economic development leaders and elected officials seem to be a perverse Bizarro-land version of Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” rushing to keep even more information out of the public’s reach
Arkadelphia city board approves traffic light, water rate study
The Arkadelphia City Board of Directors met Tuesday, June 16, at Town Hall with an agenda to destroy dated public records, approve an agreement to replace a traffic light, approve a CD offer for the water department, and approve a water rate study
Arkansas Advocate: Lawsuit filed over secret agreement for military drone manufacturer
A retired University of Arkansas professor is suing Fayetteville over its nondisclosure agreement for a military-grade drone manufacturer, as the secrecy surrounding data centers and other economic deals in the state faces increased scrutiny
Locals among Arkansas governor’s appointments
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced the following appointments
Lawmakers hit brakes on gas tax suspension
Efforts to suspend the gas tax have stalled in Congress and went nowhere at the state level in Arkansas
Arkansas Advocate: Data center moratorium in Arkansas’ most populous county didn’t pass, review finds
A yearlong pause on new data centers in Arkansas’ most populous county won’t take effect after the county’s clerk said she miscounted the number of votes in favor of the moratorium