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'Lee Watson'

The queen’s gambit: Gov. Sanders and Co. play political games with overcrowded prisons

The governor's plan to add more people to existing prisons, regardless of capacity or prison staffing, has her at loggerheads with the state Board of Corrections.
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Corrections board member denies board violated FOIA, asks AG to agree to pay outside counsel

More sparks fly between the Board of Corrections and the attorney general. But the timing of Lee Watson's letter is curious, considering the governor's appointment of a new secretary last week, evidently with the board's blessing.
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As Arkansas prison dispute continues, progress on new 3,000 bed facility has been slow

Nearly a year after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced plans in March to set aside $470 million for a new 3,000-bed prison, the project remains in the most preliminary stages. 

Corrections board member debunks detractors' talking points in open letter to the governor

Corrections Board member Lee Watson did not hold back in a point-by-point takedown of Sanders' team's talking points.
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Update: Board of Corrections fires Sarah Sanders' hand-picked prison chief

The termination is effective today, the board said. Board chair Benny Magness said he would give a courtesy phone call to Profiri to notify him of the board's decision.

Venture Center new Tech Park tenant

The Arkansas Venture Center will be the Little Rock Technology Park's tenant in its temporary space in the Block 2 Building on Markham, where it will offer its pre-accelerator and incubation programs for early-stage businesses and its coding classes. Brent Birch, director of the park, said the arrangement will sustain the current momentum of interest in tech startups while the Tech Park works toward a permanent home and "show the tech park is happening."
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Startup acclerator AVC has formal launch

Mike Steely and Lee Watson announce their new accelerator business, which will receive a $500,000 grant from the state of Arkansas if matched.
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