Arkansas lawmakers question governor's staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern
Time:2024-05-21 21:11:59 Source:entertainmentViews(143)
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.
During a nearly three-hour hearing before the committee that requested the audit, the first-term Republican governor’s top aides faced skepticism from even some GOP lawmakers over the purchase of the lectern that has drawn national attention.
“I don’t think the lectern’s worth $19,000 or $11,500,” Republican Sen. John Payton said. “But I do think the lesson learned could be worth far more than that if we would just accept the fact that it was bad judgement and it was carelessness.”
The audit released Monday said the governor’s office potentially violated Arkansas laws on purchasing, state property and the handling of government records. Sanders’ office has disputed the audit’s findings, calling it deeply flawed.
Previous:Target starts price war with Walmart by slashing the cost of 5,000 popular items
Next:IF starring Ryan Reynolds lands at the top of a lackluster box office with less
You may also like
- Jennifer Garner visits ex
- Cancer claims Iditarod champion Rick Mackey. His father and brother also won famed Alaska race
- Jürgen Klopp's longtime Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders hired to coach Salzburg
- Adley Rutschman's 2
- Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia
- Tyson Fury is thuggish, boorish and entitled. His head
- Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington brings Jaylen Carey with him from James Madison
- A greasy, monumental ritual at the Naval Academy ends after more than 2 hours
- Colton Herta shows speed as Honda fights back in penultimate Indy 500 practice session