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Petition asks Leslie Rutledge to stop blocking campaign finance and ethics reform

It's only a grassroots-building tool, but they can be useful. So go to change.org and sign the petition in support of campaign finance and ethics reform in Arkansas.
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Attorney General Rutledge sued over her blockage of ethics amendment

As promised, Little Rock lawyer David Couch has sued Attorney General Leslie Rutledge for her resistance to approving the form of a proposed constitutional amendment to tighten the state ethics law.
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Rutledge again rejects ethics amendment; sponsor says he'll have to sue to petition

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today again rejected the form of a proposed constitutional amendment to tighten ethics and campaign finance laws for public officials.

Rutledge again rejects wording of ethics amendment

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has again rejected the wording of a proposed constituitonal amendment submitted by Little Rock lawyer David Couch to counteract all the loopholes the legislature put into the last ethics amendment.
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Rutledge turns back amendment for stronger ethics

To no one's surprise, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge won't approve the form of a constitutional amendment to toughen Arkansas ethics laws. The controlling Republicans like the loose ethics laws just the way they passed them.

Poll: Arkansas voters would like a stronger ethics law

David Couch, the Little Rock lawyer who filed a proposed initiated ethics amendment for attorney general review last week, has also shared with me results of a key polling question done by the as-yet-unnamed group interested in the issue.
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A new move for a strong ethics law for Arkansas

Little Rock lawyer David Couch has submitted a proposed constitutional amendment to strengthen the state ethics law for review by Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.. It's a doozy.

Attorney general continues to resist alcohol ballot initiative; politics, a backer says

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has issued yet another adverse opinion on a suggested ballot initiative, this one on local options alcohol elections. She rejected the proposed wording on account of ambiguities. A leader of the drive accuses Rutledge of playing politics.
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Ballot measures collecting signatures today

With voters out casting their ballots today, backers of several ballot measures will be gathering signatures.

David Couch confident on medical marijuana ballot title

Little Rock attorney David Couch says he has initial commitments of $1.5 million to back his efforts to get 85,000 signatures to put his proposal to legalize medical marijuana on the ballot this fall. And Couch is confident voters will approve, telling Talk Business: “I have polled it… I’m at near 70% of the voters. I’m 90% certain we’re going to win.”
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Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge approves medical marijuana ballot initiave

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today certified a ballot initiative submitted by Little Rock attorney David Couch to legalize medical marijuana. Finally.

AG rejects ballot initiative to reduce petition threshold for holding local alcohol elections

David Couch, the lawyer who championed a 2014 effort to allow statewide sales of alcohol in Arkansas, is back with another try to loosen the state's restrictive laws on booze.
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