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Arkansas lawmakers question governor’s staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern cited by audit

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The audit said the governor's office potentially violated Arkansas laws on purchasing, state property and the handling of government records.

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  1. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Audit says Arkansas governor's office potentially violated laws with $19,000 lectern purchase (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    A long-awaited audit on a $19,000 lectern bought for Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee cites multiples potential violations of state law in the item

  2. New York Times

    Audit Questions Purchase of $19,000 Lectern by Arkansas Governor’s Office (opens New York Times)

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    The legislative audit found several ways that the heavily scrutinized purchase potentially violated state law. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders criticized the findings.

  3. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Audit cites potential legal violations in purchase of $19,000 lectern for Arkansas governor (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    A long-awaited audit on a $19,000 lectern bought for Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee cites multiples potential violations of state law in the item

  4. Washington Examiner

    Lavish lectern: Audit finds Sarah Huckabee Sanders violated Arkansas law with pricey purchase (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The audit found multiple issues with Sanders’s compliance with the law, including classifying the lectern as an “operating expense."

  5. Courthouse News Service

    Arkansas lawmakers question governor’s staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern cited by audit (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The audit said the governor's office potentially violated Arkansas laws on purchasing, state property and the handling of government records.

  6. Green Field Reporter

    Arkansas lawmakers question governor's staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern cited by audit - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday pointedly questioned Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ staff about the $19,000 purchase of a lectern that an audit says potentially violated laws on purchasing, property and government records.

  7. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Ark. governor’s office might’ve broken law in buying $19K lectern, audit finds (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Arkansas lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on Tuesday questioned the staff of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) a day after legislative auditors released a report that found that

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