Leslie Rutledge ignores proper statutory construction, errs in another FOIA-related AG opinion.
Tag: FOIA
Leslie Rutledge's "Distrust" of DHS File (Or, Perhaps More Accurately, "If Ignorance Is Bliss, She's Happy As A Clam")
Thoughts & Observations About Campbell v. Martin
As Secretary of State Mark Martin continues to waste tax dollars by appealing yesterday’s disqualification of his hired attorneys, rather than simply letting his in-house attorneys or the Attorney General’s office handle something as straightforward as a FOIA lawsuit, I…
A Funny Thing About Mark Martin's Hiring Of Outside Counsel….
There are any number of reasons that a person might find himself in a lawsuit against the Arkansas Secretary of State. Maybe he wants to have his name on a ballot. Maybe he wants to have an issue placed on…
Freedom (of Information) Isn't Free: How Mark Martin's Office Is Willingly Violating the FOIA
A funny thing happened when I asked Alex Reed for electronic copies of certain documents. And, by “funny,” I mean “predictably unethical.”
Alice In Blunderland
There was a lot of stuff to unpack in Thursday’s D-G article about the Secretary of State’s use of state cars. The biggest thing, however, was the misleading (at best) nature of Alice Stewart’s comments and explanations. So, with the…
Making a Mountain Out of a Non-Existent Molehill
Maybe I shouldn’t at this point, but I continue to find it absolutely hilarious how many Republicans on Twitter will lose their collective mind at the drop of hat without thinking through an entire issue.1 The Senate prevents a tax…
Tiiiiiiiiiiime is on my side (Yes, it is)
[I promise a Mark Martin-free weekend, if only because I’m kind of sick of talking about him, but you’ll have to indulge me one more Martin-related post. –Ed.] After my last three posts, I did not expect a warm and…
Guest Post: Rebutting Carter
[Friend and reader “The Hypo” took issue with Rep. Davy Carter’s statements in yesterday’s joint article. He wrote the following guest post in response. Enjoy.] As noted here and elsewhere, the House recently adopted a policy banning the use of…
Some House members oppose audio/video policy
[Editor’s note: The following story is a collaborative effort among Roby Brock (Talk Business), Matt Campbell (Blue Hog Report), Michael Tilley (The City Wire), and Jason Tolbert (The Tolbert Report).] Some Arkansas legislative members also have problems with a new…