At a recent convention of legislators, state employees and others, I outlined a plan that will prove they can. First, I will push legislation that will restrict officeholders and their spouses from doing business with the state. Second, our plan will require current and former state employees who do business with the state to openly disclose their activities. Third, we will establish a central database to ensure there is no duplication of state grants and contracts. Fourth, we will work to improve accountability standards in state government so that those who spend taxpayer dollars spend them wisely.
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These plans follow my appointment of Bill Hardin, a former FBI agent, to examine state grants and contracts. Bill is widely respected in the law enforcement community. He will be combing thousands of documents for signs of waste, fraud and abuse. For government to remain accountable to the people, it must remain open to the people. The programs allow Arkansans to call in their questions about state government.