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Governor Sanders Faces Ongoing Scrutiny Over $19,000 Lectern Purchase

FILE - The $19,029.25 lectern purchased by the Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders administration in June 2023 sits in a corner in the Governor's Conference Room at the state Capitol, Sept. 26, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. After Arkansas Republicans reimbursed the state in September for a $19,000 lectern bought for Sanders, the words “to be reimbursed” were added to the original invoice for the June purchase, records released Monday, Oct. 9, show. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)

Overview

  • Governor Sanders bought a $19,000 lectern from an events company with ties to her.
  • The state GOP later reimbursed the purchase after a records request was filed.
  • A whistleblower alleged the governor's office improperly altered records about the purchase.
  • The Legislative Auditing Committee will decide whether to audit the purchase.
  • The lectern was bought in recent weeks and continues to draw criticism and accusations.