LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas lawmakers voted Wednesday to shield travel and security records for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ administration, a day after ditching a more far-reaching proposal that critics said would weaken government transparency. The bill approved by the majority-Republican Senate on a 29-2 vote would allow the state to
The Arkansas Senate and the House State Agencies Committee approved bills Wednesday to exempt records related to the governor s security detail from disclosure.
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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.
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Republicans in the Legislature on Tuesday backed off a widespread plan to restrict the public s access to records about Sanders administration, but they said they will still seek limits on what can be released about the GOP governor s travel and security.