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Since her appointment in 2015, she has persistently and tenacious rejected the numerous casino proposals of Hot Springs resident Barry Emigh. In doing so, she continues a long tradition of Arkansas AGs \u2013 Emigh has been submitting his propositions for around two decades, always unsuccessfully.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Driving Arkansas Forward wants voters to authorize two casinos facilities in Pope and Jefferson counties, into which prospective developers must be willing to invest at least $100 million. Most of the $100 million-plus in projected revenues per year would go to funding roads projects, while the rest would go to host communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo date, the Attorney General has rejected more than 50 proposed ballot titles for 2018. Not a single one that has been submitted has been certified by the AG\u2019s office,\u201d complained Steel. \u201cRecognizing that barrier, we are pursuing the option available to us under Arkansas law to petition the Arkansas Supreme Court directly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A pro-casino group in Arkansas is suing the State Attorney General, Leslie Rutledge, because she rejected its ballot measure proposal for the fourth time this year. Driving Arkansas Forward wants voters to decide whether to authorize two commercial casinos and to permit full-scale casino gambling to the state\u2019s two racetracks. The group is eager to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":75727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Pro-Casino Group Sues Arkansas AG Leslie Rutledge<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n