The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee's executive committee is irked over Attorney General Leslie Rutledge securing a court order to allow the judge to revoke the charter of the town of of Allport in Lonoke County if the town fails to comply with municipal accounting laws.
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Friday that she will appeal a Pulaski County circuit judge’s ruling that temporarily bars authorities from enforcing a state law banning mask mandates by most state and governmental entities, including public schools.
Most Arkansas public school students will be required to wear masks when classes begin next week, following moves by dozens of districts in response to a
School staff who responded to a poll are mostly in favor of the School Board deciding if they're required to wear masks to mitigate the spread of covid-19 a revelation that preceded the board's final ratification of a district-wide mask mandate.
The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee's co-chairmen have invited Attorney General Leslie Rutledge to next month's meeting to explain why her office has yet to take action aimed at dissolving the municipality of Allport in Lonoke County.