New court filings suggest John Thurston is applying rules in contradictory ways — preemptively rejecting the abortion petition, while allowing similar paperwork issues to slide for other petitions.
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UPDATE: FOIA group won’t turn in signatures by deadline
Arkansas Citizens for Transparency had hoped to strengthen the state’s sunshine laws with an amendment and initiated act.
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‘Grow your own’ and more: What’s in the 2024 medical marijuana amendment
Two outspoken marijuana advocates who fought a recreational marijuana proposal in 2022 are lending their support to a 2024 amendment. What’s different this time? “They gave me everything I asked for,” Fults said.
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Attorney general signs off on ballot measure to expand medical marijuana
The amendment would make it easier for patients to access the program, allow them to grow their own plants, and allow for the sale of pre-rolls.
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Medical marijuana group submits revised amendment to AG
Attorney General Tim Griffin rejected the group’s first submission last month.
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New amendment pitched to clear hurdles blocking citizen-led ballot initiatives
A battle-hardened group of ballot initiative veterans are hoping to make the process clearer and limit the ways elected officials can block people-powered lawmaking.
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Arkansas AG approves proposed FOIA changes; supporters plan to start gathering signatures soon
The nonpartisan Arkansas Citizens for Transparency (ACT) has been trying since November to get Griffin’s approval for both a constitutional amendment and an initiated act.
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Amendment to expand medical marijuana program filed with AG
The amendment would extend patient cards to three years, eliminate fees on patient cards and allow patients to grow up to seven plants. Marijuana advocates Melissa Fults and David Couch said today they support the measure.
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Transparency group to sue AG this week over public information access
Arkansas Attorney General rejected four proposed ballot titles yesterday in an ongoing battle over citizens’ access to government information.
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Arkansas AG rejects proposed ballot measure meant to add clarity to Freedom of Information Act
Griffin rejected the proposed ballot title and popular name for the Arkansas Government Transparency Act a week after rejecting a companion proposal for a constitutional amendment.