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Judge threatens to dismiss lawsuit from Arkansas attorney general in prisons dispute
By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press
Wed,12/20/23-12:39PM , 65 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Tuesday threatened to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state's attorney general against the Corrections Board that he would normally represent, the latest in a widening legal fight between the panel and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders over prisons.
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State Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, presides over a Senate committee at the state Capitol on March 14, 2018, in Little Rock, Ark. Rapert, a former Arkansas lawmaker who has proposed suspending funding to libraries suing the state over restrictions on materials was confirmed by the Senate Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 to a spot on the state library board. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel, File)

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Arkansas Republican who wanted to suspend funds to libraries suing state confirmed to library board
By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press
Fri,12/15/23-7:15PM , 92 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas lawmaker who has proposed suspending funding to libraries suing the state over restrictions on materials was confirmed by the Senate Monday to a spot on the state library board.
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Judge blocks Arkansas law that took away board's ability to fire state corrections secretary
By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press
Fri,12/15/23-6:01PM , 63 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday blocked a new law that took away the Board of Corrections' authority over the state corrections secretary and other top officials, the latest in an escalating feud between the panel and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders over the prison system.
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Arkansas board suspends corrections secretary, sues over state law removing ability to fire him
By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press
Thu,12/14/23-6:05PM , 80 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Board of Corrections suspended the state's corrections secretary on Thursday and sued the state over a law removing its ability to fire him, ramping up its dispute with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders over who runs the state's prison system.
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