Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday appointed Larry Walther, the secretary of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, to succeed the late Mark Lowery as state treasurer.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has tapped a former chief legal counsel of the Arkansas Senate to serve on a new committee tasked with identifying financial services providers that discriminate based on environmental, social justice or governance-related factors.
The body of late state Treasurer Mark Lowery will lie in repose in the state Capitol today, and U.S. and Arkansas flags will be flown at half-staff in tribute to his memory, state officials said Thursday.