Analysis: Bribery claims overshadow Arkansas government

 


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A corruption probe that's already ensnared a prolific lobbyist and two ex-lawmakers implicated a state senator who also happens to be a nephew of the governor. A member of the panel licensing medical marijuana facilities says an unsuccessful applicant offered him a bribe that he didn't accept but also didn't immediately report.

And that was just Thursday.

The back-to-back bribery accusations that came within a matter of hours last week were the latest in an expanding list of cases that are threatening to undermine the public's confidence in how Arkansas' state governme...



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