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A new bill focused on reforms of Arkansas's Freedom of Information Act is now heading to the desk of Gov. Sarah Sanders.

Arkansas lawmakers voted Wednesday to shield travel and security records for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a day after ditching a more far-reaching proposal that critics said would weaken government transparency.

Arkansas lawmakers voted Wednesday to shield travel and security records for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, 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 wall off details about the security provided Sanders and other constitutional officers, including who travels on the State Police airplane and the cost of individual trips. "This is a great s...

Arkansas lawmakers voted Wednesday to shield travel and security records for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, 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 wall off details about the security provided Sanders and other constitutional officers, including who travels on the State Police airplane and the cost of individual trips. "This is a great...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers voted Wednesday to shield travel and security records for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, 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 wall off details about […]

Senate President Pro-Tempore Bart Hester, R- Cave Springs, called off plans to hear public input Monday night on a bill that would overhaul the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

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LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposal to restrict the publics access to records about her administration, travel and security stumbled at the outset of a special legislative session that convened Monday, with lawmakers trying to rework the legislation in the face of growing criticism that it erodes the states open records law.

This week’s special session of the Arkansas Legislature, expected to be a smooth-sailing three days, hit a major snag on day one when a bill championed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee

Constituents on Monday swayed lawmakers against provisions that would allow withholding a wide array of records now open to public requests.