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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders picked Department of Corrections Chief of Staff Lindsay Wallace to serve as the agencys secretary, the governors office announced Thursday.

Attorney General Tim Griffins Freedom of Information lawsuit against the state Board of Corrections came to an end on Monday -- at least temporarily -- with a judges ruling that Griffin had failed to fulfill his duty to ensure the agency has legal representation.

The Court of Appeals for Arkansas, Second Division, recently affirmed the dismissal of a complaint seeking to quiet title a tract of undeveloped land between two neighbors on the Little Red...

Secretive judicial conduct panel’s ‘perverse’ rulings raise questions about transparency.

This week, the Arkansas Legislative Council Game and Fish/State Police Subcommittee held a meeting to discuss concealed carry laws in Arkansas.

Attorney General Tim Griffin filed a motion Friday to disqualify the state Board of Corrections lawyer in a Freedom of Information Act case, saying the board cant hire an outside attorney under a specific state law because that law pertains only to constitutional officers, and board members arent constitutional officers.

Attorney General Tim Griffin filed a motion Friday to disqualify the state Board of Corrections lawyer in a Freedom of Information Act case, saying the board cant hire an outside attorney under a specific state law because that law pertains only to constitutional officers, and board members arent constitutional officers.

Attorney General Tim Griffin filed a motion on Monday seeking reconsideration of a Pulaski County circuit judges temporary restraining order that blocked Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders from bypassing the state Board of Corrections constitutional authority and adding hundreds of beds at several state prisons. He also filed motions to disqualify the boards legal counsel and to dismiss the case entirely.

Attorney General Tim Griffin filed a motion on Monday seeking reconsideration of a Pulaski County circuit judges temporary restraining order that blocked Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders from bypassing the state Board of Corrections constitutional authority and adding hundreds of beds at several state prisons. He also filed motions to disqualify the boards legal counsel and to dismiss the case entirely.

A lawsuit has been filed against Pope County Quorum Court Justice of the Peace for District 12, Jordan Sowers.