An Arkansas Supreme Court ruling Thursday paves the way for state highway builders to use $350 million in voter-approved tax revenue on expanding Interstate 30 in downtown Little Rock as part of the $1 billion 30 Crossing project.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation asked the state Supreme Court to erase $18 million in attorney fees awarded in a lawsuit that successfully challenged the agency's spending on two major road construction projects, arguing in a brief filed Friday that "winning an illegal exaction lawsuit should not be the equivalent of winning the lottery for the taxpayers' lawyers."
The Arkansas Department of Transportation asked the state Supreme Court to erase $18 million in attorney fees awarded in a lawsuit that successfully challenged the agency's spending on two major road construction projects, arguing in a brief filed Friday that "winning an illegal exaction lawsuit should not be the equivalent of winning the lottery for the taxpayers' lawyers."
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