Robert Steinbuch

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Recent stories by Robert Steinbuch

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: Arkansas citizens deserve transparency During the recent special session in the Legislature, our elected representatives debated adding additional exemptions into our Freedom of Information Act. Legislators opposing this effort recognized ... October 1, 2023

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: Arkansas courts play Musical Chairs In simplified terms, there are four levels of courts in the Arkansas judicial system:District Court--which holds trials for small claims, traffic tickets, misdemeanors, and other lesser matters.Circui... September 24, 2023

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: College head says ‘no’ to cancel culture Arkansas State University at Mountain Home employee Melissa Klinger is active in her community and conservative. She opposed proposals to increase real-estate taxes funding local schools. She believes... September 17, 2023

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: Career-ender bill Proponents of the bill to castrate Arkansas' Freedom of Information Act make several incorrect claims.False claim 1: The FOIA hasn't been updated since its creation.Actually, our governor sign... September 12, 2023

CAW’s leaky money spigot The latest chapter in the saga of botched operations at the public monopoly Central Arkansas Water (CAW) involves its CEO Tad Bohannon giving away $119,000 of public money in one year to private organ... September 10, 2023

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: Holding their feet to the fire I unmask the misdeeds of our leaders because they not only work for us, they too readily waste our hard-earned money. This primary journalistic function of exposing governmental wrong-doing recognize... September 3, 2023

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: A policy dedicated to division In May, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences held a separate graduation for under-represented and minority students. This constant division of society based on immutable characteristics--by... August 27, 2023

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: The process of trashing the taxpayer The Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District--a government agency--paid nearly $1 million for advertising and media services along with "waste-tire-coordination services" to M... August 20, 2023

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: A fast track to becoming CEO I warned you!I previously recounted the cozy relationship putting insider Jean Block on the fast track to become CEO of Little Rock's sewer authority. Block was on the board hiring the previous CE... August 13, 2023

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: Supreme Court changes its course Up until the recent passing of an Arkansas Supreme Court justice, a majority of the court was liberal. This results from having non-partisan judicial elections and judges who avoid making substantive ... August 6, 2023