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Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is embroiled in a controversy dubbed by critics and the media as #LecternGate or #PodiumGate -- a silly-sounding name for a potentially serious issue involving an unusual payment with tax dollars and an alteration to the receipt of how that money was spent. While there have been many twists and turns, at the heart of the incident is an invoice for a $19,029.25 purchase that was made in June by Sanders...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is embroiled in a controversy dubbed by critics and the media as #LecternGate or #PodiumGate -- a silly-sounding name for a potentially serious issue involving an unusual payment with tax dollars and an alteration to the receipt of how that money was spent. While there have been many twists and turns, at the heart of the incident is an invoice for a $19,029.25 purchase that was made in June by Sanders' office with a state-issued credit card and later rei...

The Republican Party of Arkansas’ Special Project Account 1 reimbursed $19,029.25 to the state of Arkansas for the cost of the governor’s office purchasing a podium with a check dated last Thursday, state records show.

Republican Party of Arkansas’ Special Project Account 1 reimbursed $19,029.25 to the state of Arkansas for the cost of the governor’s office purchasing a podium with a check dated last Thursday, state records show.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders seeks to overhaul the state's expansive public records as she faces criticism, even from within her own party.

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' push to overhaul the state's expansive public records law stumbled at the start of a special legislative session she called this week, with Republican leade...

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Secondary criminal investigation and lawsuit remain pending

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. has been ordered by a Pulaski County circuit judge to appear in court on Nov. 16 to explain why he failed to turn over public records pertaining to his cellphone use that were requested two months ago by a Little Rock attorney and blogger.

Attorneys for the city of Little Rock have asked a judge to add the public-affairs firm Think Rubix as a third-party defendant to an Arkansas Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed against the city by local blogger and attorney Matthew Campbell.