Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Appoints Revamped Library Board

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appoints revamped library board

Arkansas Library Board has final meeting before law disbanding it goes into effect LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed members to the state library board after new legislation eliminated all the members, regardless of the term they were appointed to. The six-member board had been at the center of controversy during the most recent legislative session. Social conservative pressure on legislators called for increased…

Sanders appoints 6 members to the Arkansas State Library Board | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders made six new appointments to the seven-member Arkansas State Library Board, including a former state lawmaker, after the Legislature required the board be reconstituted, she announced Wednesday.

Following new law, Arkansas governor appoints six State Library Board members

Sydney McKenzie (right) stands beside her husband, Rep. Brit McKenzie (center), R-Rogers, as he's sworn into his second term in the Arkansas House of Representatives on Jan. 13, 2025. (Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders named six new members to the State Library Board on Wednesday, in compliance with a law mandating an overhaul of the board. In April, Sanders signed Act 903 of 2025, the culmination of Repub…

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Appointments

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday announced the following appointments: Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission Landon Downing, Batesville, to the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission. Term expires January 14, 2034. Fulfills the remaining term of Deborah Smith. JD Neeley, Camden, to the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission. Term expires January 14, 2033. Fulfills the remaining term of Robert Bevis. Dennis Nelms, Fayetteville, to th…

Gov. Sanders appoints six to Arkansas library board

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed six people to the state's library board four months after the passing of SB640.