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Arkansas Lawmaker Floats Ethics Bills For Session

Warwick Sabin
Nathan Vandiver
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KUAR

An Arkansas lawmaker is suggesting nearly a dozen changes to the state's ethics and campaign finance laws that he says could be considered if the Legislature is called back to the Capitol for a special session on teacher insurance premiums.

Democratic Rep. Warwick Sabin of Little Rock sent House and Senate members on Wednesday drafts of 11 bills that he's trying to see if there's support for during a special session. Gov. Mike Beebe is considering whether to call lawmakers back to the Capitol to address looming hikes in teacher insurance rates.

Sabin said the proposals are a combination of measures suggested by House Democrats and Republicans in the wake of recent high-profile ethics cases. They include increased criminal penalties for ethics violations and expanded power for the Ethics Commission.