Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided August 9, 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Ruth Whitaker State Senator Post Office Box 349 Cedarville, Arkansas 72932
Dear Senator Whitaker:
I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following two questions:
1. Is it legal for the State of Arkansas, more particularly the Department of Health, to have a contract with a lobbyist and/or a lobbying group with the purpose of influencing legislative action or administrative action?
2. Can funds received from the Department of Health be used for said lobbying purposes?
RESPONSE
You have not provided any specifics as to the nature of the contract in question. That…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Addison v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 58 v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
- Golding, State Auditor v. SALTERMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
- City of Sioux City v. Iowa Department of Revenue & FinanceSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003
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