Transparency in the Arkansas government

Arkansas.gov
URL: http://www.state.ar.us/

Description:
 * Official Website for the State of Arkansas.
 * Links to Arkansas.gov YouTube channel.
 * Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration Office of State Procurement has a listing of statewide contracts.

Arkansas State Legislature
URL: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Pages/Home.aspx

Description:
 * Web portal for state legislative information.

Lobbying disclosure information
URL: http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/pac_lob_search/index.php/report/search/new

Description:
 * Arkansas Secretary of State website has PAC and lobbyist search functions.

State campaign disclosure information
URL: http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/ce_search/index.php/search/quick/new

Description:
 * Search financial disclosure information at the Arkansas Secretary of State website.

Proposed legislation
HB 1050

(Track bill) (Sponsor: Dan Greenburg)
 * Would require any law that creates exemption FOIA state which meetings/records would be exempt (track bill)

HB 1052

(Track bill) (Sponsor: Dan Greenburg)
 * Would prohibit retaliation against government employees that file FOIA requests

SB 867

(Track bill) (Sponsor: Steve Faris)
 * Would ban lobbyists from paying for meals or drinks when the lobbyist is not present.
 * Would also loosen restrictions on the use of "surplus campaign funds to purchase meals, travel or lodging for political purposes."

SB 883

(Track bill) (Sponsor: Gilbert Baker)
 * Would prohibit public officials from lobbying the government for one year after they leave office.

More legislative information
For more on transparency legislation, see the Arkansas transparency legislation webpage at Sunshine Review.