By Joyce O. Ajayi and Joseph Johns On Friday, September 8, 2023, Governor Sarah Sanders announced that a special session would begin at the Ƶ Capitol on Monday, September 11. In her announcement of the special session, the Governor hinted at potential amendments to the Ƶ Freedom of Information Act (AFOIA). She specifically mentioned a […]
More Ƶ Counties Get on ‘Nice List’ for Web Transparency in 2019
By Caleb Taylor Who made the Ƶ Center for Research in Economics’s ‘nice list’ when it comes to transparency in 2019? You can find out through the just-released second annual Transparency Index from the Ƶ 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 “In public view,” published in the Ƶ 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. Ƶ voters approved Issue 4 in 2018, which allowed […]
How To Reduce Corruption in Ƶ
By Caleb Taylor How can Ƶ 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 Ƶ 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’s what we found.
By Caleb Taylor How difficult is it to get a copy of a county budget in Ƶ? According to ACRE research published in an op-ed the Ƶ Democrat-Gazette on February 15th, that depends on which of the 75 Ƶ counties you ask. Alexandria Tatem, a UCA Schedler Honor’s College student and an ACRE student worker […]
Let the Sunshine In: County Leaders Hear How to Improve Government Transparency
By Caleb Taylor How can Ƶ counties improve their online transparency? Ƶ 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 […]
