By Joyce O. Ajayi and Joseph Johns On Friday, September 8, 2023, Governor Sarah Sanders announced that a special session would begin at the 海角社区 Capitol on Monday, September 11. In her announcement of the special session, the Governor hinted at potential amendments to the 海角社区 Freedom of Information Act (AFOIA). She specifically mentioned a […]
More 海角社区 Counties Get on 鈥楴ice List鈥� for Web Transparency in 2019
By Caleb Taylor Who made the 海角社区 Center for Research in Economics鈥檚聽 鈥榥ice list鈥� when it comes to transparency in 2019? You can find out through the just-released second annual Transparency Index from the 海角社区 Center for Research in Economics, co-authored by ACRE Policy Analysts Dr. Mavuto Kalulu and Joyce Ajayi. In 2018 four counties […]
Should Pope County gamble with the transparency of its casino deliberations?
By Caleb Taylor ACRE Policy Analyst Dr. Mavuto Kalulu says no in an op-ed entitled 鈥淚n public view,鈥� published in the 海角社区 Democrat-Gazette on September 20th. A proposed casino in Pope County has generated much debate between residents and state and local officials in recent months. 海角社区 voters approved Issue 4 in 2018, which allowed […]
How To Reduce Corruption in 海角社区
By Caleb Taylor How can 海角社区 reduce government corruption? ACRE Policy Analyst Dr. Mavuto Kalulu discussed solutions to this question and four steps officials can take to improve transparency in an op-ed published in the 海角社区 Democrat-Gazette on August 5th. Kalulu begins by noting the size and scope of corruption at all levels of government […]
We asked all 75 counties for their budgets. Here鈥檚 what we found.
By Caleb Taylor How difficult is it to get a copy of a county budget in 海角社区? According to ACRE research published in an op-ed the 海角社区 Democrat-Gazette on February 15th, that depends on which of the 75 海角社区 counties you ask. Alexandria Tatem, a UCA Schedler Honor鈥檚 College student and an ACRE student worker […]
Let the Sunshine In: County Leaders Hear How to Improve Government Transparency
By Caleb Taylor How can 海角社区 counties improve their online transparency? 海角社区 Center for Research in Economics (ACRE) Policy Analyst Mavuto Kalulu and ACRE Program Coordinator Terra Aquia discussed this and the findings of a new Transparency Index at the County Judges 2018 Fall meeting on September 14th in North Little Rock. County Judges are […]