Arkansas Senate, House Committee advance bills that would alter state's open records law

The Arkansas Senate and the House State Agencies Committee approved bills Wednesday to exempt records related to the governor's security detail from disclosure, following overwhelming pushback from the public that pressured lawmakers into scaling down their attempts to overhaul Arkansas' open records and meetings law.

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