Rob Moritz News Today

Arkansas Freedom of Information Act is still at risk, so a constitutional amendment is urgent.

Two county Republican committees in Central Arkansas have come out in opposition to a Republican-sponsored bill that would substantially shield records that are currently considered to be public records from public view.

Two county Republican committees in Central Arkansas have come out in opposition to a Republican-sponsored bill that would substantially shield records that are currently considered to be public records from public view.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the sunshine law puts her and other elected officials at risk. Press groups, lawyers and open government advocates say her claim is a stretch.

Two county Republican committees in Central Arkansas have come out in opposition to a Republican-sponsored bill that would substantially shield records that are currently considered to be public records from public view.

In a unanimous vote, the task force declared that the two bills were unsuitable for a special session and contrary to the best interests of Arkansans.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday announced the creation of a bipartisan working group intended to review and suggest modernizations to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday announced the creation of a bipartisan working group intended to review and suggest modernizations to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

The recent failed assault on the FOIA was cynically pitched as making our law more like those of other states.

The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Task Force voted unanimously on Tuesday to oppose two bills filed in the House of Representatives that would alter the states open-records law.