There are "serious legal concerns" about the contract to produce LITFest between the city of Little Rock and the consulting firm Think Rubix, City Attorney Tom Carpenter said in a letter to Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and members of the Board of Directors in a Friday letter.
Blake’s involvement in securing the contract for his new employer does not break any laws. But the dishonesty about that involvement supplies ammunition to the Scott administration’s detractors, who frequently complain about a lack of transparency in city government.
Grammy-winning artist Ashanti was announced Thursday to headline LITFest. Festival organizers released its most comprehensive update on what to expect from the October festival, including panel topics and named entertainment.
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. will again ask the city's Board of Directors to put to voters a one-cent sales tax increase, he announced at his virtual state of the city address Thursday.