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Brenda Blagg and Dennis A. Byrd, FOIArkansas Project
It didn’t set well with Sheriff Mark Rupp when a stranger asked to see 
a list of people in the Newton County Jail.
Attorney general: Acceptable FOIA compliance rate is 100 percent
Brenda Blagg and Dennis A. Byrd, FOIArkansas Project
LITTLE ROCK — Although a majority of public officials were responsive to requests for public documents in a statewide survey, Attorney General Mark Pryor says officials should aspire to do better.
Project got started with first planning meeting in May
Dennis A. Byrd, FOIArkansas Project
Testing compliance to freedom of information laws is not a new idea, but the recently completed FOIArkansas Project marks the first time such a test has been conducted in Arkansas.
Timing, media keys to passage of FOI Act, says former legislator
David Robinson, FOIArkansas Project
LITTLE ROCK — Timing and activist journalists had more to do with establishing Arkansas’ modern Freedom of Information Act than he did, says the lawmaker whosponsored the 1967 legislation.
Requests encounter roadblock with state Health Department
Elizabeth Caldwell, FOIArkansas Project
Telephones began ringing in regional supervisors’ offices shortly after county units of the state Health Department opened at 8 a.m. Aug. 23.
Boozman puts plan in place to familiarize employees with FOIA
Elizabeth Caldwell, FOIArkansas Project
LITTLE ROCK — Dr. Fay Boozman, director of the state Department of Health, has established a plan to familiarize employees with the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This memorandum was sent to all employees of the state Department of Health after the director, Dr. Fay Boozman, was informed of results of a survey of department compliance with the Freedom of Information Act.
Arkansas FOI Act broader than similar laws in nearby states
Katherine Shurlds, FOIArkansas Project
Arkansas’ Freedom of Information Act is superior in some ways when compared to similar laws in surrounding states.
Penalties for violating law include fines, jail
Elizabeth Caldwell, FOIArkansas Project
Arkansas law provides for a fine and/or jail time for criminal violators of the state Freedom of Information Act.
ANALYSIS
It’s not just media, lawyers who may utilize Arkansas Freedom of Information Act
Mark A. Hinueber, FOIArkansas Project
FORT SMITH - Some people believe the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act is available for use only by the news media and attorneys - one common misconception among many.
How citizens can make FOI Act work for them
FOIArkansas Project
Recommendations by the FOIArkansas Project team for ways citizens can make the state Freedom of Information Act work for them:
A collaborative effort of
Arkansas News Bureau, the Log Cabin Democrat of Conway, the Pine Bluff Commercial, the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, The Jonesboro Sun and The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
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