In open court on Tuesday, Little Rock lawyers admitted the city illegally withheld public records from Blue Hog Report blogger, Matt Campbell, who has and open-records lawsuit against the city. According to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, many of these records …
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Little Rock Updates Website With FOIA Request Information
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe City of Little Rock announced on Aug. 12 that it would be launching a webpage in order to better facilitate the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, in order to inform the public about all FOIA requests that are …
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Betton to Lead New FOIA Division in Little Rock Following Criticism
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLittle Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. announced today that Chief Deputy City Attorney Alex Betton will lead the newly aligned FOIA Division as his office continues to improve its efforts to promote transparency. The mayor also ordered an overhaul of …
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View from the Senate: Lethal Injection Records to Become Confidential
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Correction Department will keep secret any records about lethal injection and carrying out the death penalty, under a bill that exempts those records from the state Freedom of Information Act. The department is responsible for executing inmates who have …
