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Austin Booth was voted in Thursday afternoon as the next director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
He is the first external director hire in 21 years and will replace Patt Fitts when Fitts retires on June 30. The commissioners’ approval was unanimous. Booth’s hiring is the result of a nationwide search that began in November that utilized consulting firm Explore Co. of Kensington, Maryland.
The last director who wasn t an internal hire was Hugh Durham in 2000, Spokesman Keith Stephens told Arkansas Business by email.
Booth, a native of Scott, served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps in multiple capacities from 2011-19; he was deployed to Afghanistan from 2015-16. He has been chief of staff and CFO of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs for the past eight months.
Two Lexington Attorneys Selected to Super Lawyers List
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Two attorneys from the Law Office of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC, have been selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers list. James R. Snell, Jr., has been selected to Super Lawyers, and Vicki D. Koutsogiannis has been selected to Rising Stars. LEXINGTON, S.C. (PRWEB) May 24, 2021 Two attorneys from the Law Office of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC, have been selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers list. James R. Snell, Jr., has been selected to Super Lawyers, and Vicki D. Koutsogiannis has been selected to Rising Stars. No more than five percent of the lawyers in South Carolina are selected by Super Lawyers.
‘The Worst I’ve Seen’: Capitol Police Face Scrutiny For Lack Of Transparency
By Tom Dreisbach
May 7, 2021
The agency’s annual budget is around half a billion dollars, which is larger than the budget for the entire Detroit Police Department.
But until the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, few Americans were likely aware of the police force dedicated to protecting Congress.
Not anymore.
Capitol Police are now facing widespread criticism for the failure to prevent a pro-Trump mob from storming the building and putting members of Congress, the vice president, congressional staff and their own officers at serious risk. And advocates for government accountability say the Capitol Police’s penchant for secrecy only exacerbated these failures.
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A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands guard outside the Capitol ahead of the inauguration for President Biden on Jan. 20. Yegor Aleyev/Tass via Getty Images
The agency s annual budget is around half a billion dollars, which is larger than the budget for the entire Detroit Police Department.
But until the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, few Americans were likely aware of the police force dedicated to protecting Congress.
Not anymore.
Capitol Police are now facing widespread criticism for the failure to prevent a pro-Trump mob from storming the building and putting members of Congress, the vice president, congressional staff and their own officers at serious risk. And advocates for government accountability say the Capitol Police s penchant for secrecy only exacerbated these failures.
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A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands guard outside the Capitol ahead of the inauguration for President Biden on Jan. 20.
The agency s annual budget is around half a billion dollars, which is larger than the budget for the entire Detroit Police Department.
But until the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, few Americans were likely aware of the police force dedicated to protecting Congress.
Not anymore.
Capitol Police are now facing widespread criticism for the failure to prevent a pro-Trump mob from storming the building and putting members of Congress, the vice president, congressional staff and their own officers at serious risk. And advocates for government accountability say the Capitol Police s penchant for secrecy only exacerbated these failures.