"Arkansas Governor's Office Under Scrutiny for $19,000 Lectern Purchase Violating State Laws"
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office may have violated state laws with the purchase of a $19,000 lectern, as revealed by a state audit. The purchase, made using a state credit card, was reimbursed by the Republican Party of Arkansas after a blogger's Freedom of Information Act request. The audit identified potential violations including payment before delivery, claiming the item as an operating expense, and altering public records. The audit was unable to determine the reasonableness of the lectern's cost or a $2,500 "consulting fee." The governor's office criticized the audit, while Sanders appeared to make light of the scandal in a video featuring glamour shots of the lectern.
