by - June 11, 2021 2:42 pm
Sebastian County Circuit Judge Gunner DeLay ruled Friday (June 11) the City of Fort Smith is in violation of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by not providing Fort…
by - March 10, 2021 7:21 pm
High profile bills advanced in the House and Senate on Wednesday (March 10), while measures specific to municipal elections and local Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) compliance stalled in committee….
by - April 4, 2018 5:59 pm
The Fort Smith parties involved in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case will have to wait a little longer to make their cases before the newly formed Arkansas FOIA…
by - October 31, 2017 5:39 pm
Fort Smith City Attorney Jerry Canfield said at a Tuesday (Oct. 31) study session that city government had “a long history of compliance” with the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act…
by - April 3, 2017 6:31 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Friday (March 31) unanimously and ceremoniously approved a bill that the Democratic and Republican sponsors said was intended to strengthen the state’s Freedom of…
by - January 23, 2017 6:33 pm
Rep. Jimmy Gazaway, R-Paragould, has introduced a bill that would limit the public’s access to audio, photographs, and video recordings of any police officer killed in the line of duty….
by - September 7, 2016 5:56 pm
The Democratic Party of Arkansas has sent a Freedom of Information Act request for all emails between Secretary of State Mark Martin and key staff members after documents related to…
by - August 14, 2016 12:07 pm
The Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA) has retained the Rose Law Firm for a potential Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office. Party officials also…
by - October 15, 2014 8:15 pm
The city of Fort Smith may have seen a victory last week with the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging violations of the Freedom of Information Act, but the issue for…
by - September 16, 2014 9:50 pm
The Sebastian County Quorum Court ran into problems Tuesday night (Sept. 16) due to a request by County Judge David Hudson to meet with individual justices of the peace individually…
by - July 2, 2013 10:49 am
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin could soon be defending himself in front of a judge after liberal blogger and lawyer Matt Campbell filed suit against the Republican yesterday (July…
