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Huckabee left computers, fund gutted
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| Last Edited | DFWDem Jan 26, 2007 10:43am |
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| Category | Investigation |
| News Date | Friday, January 19, 2007 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former Gov. Mike Huckabee depleted the governor’s office emergency fund in the final weeks of his administration in part to pay for the destruction of computer hard drives in his office.
That left Gov. Mike Beebe, who replaced Huckabee on Jan. 9, with no emergency funds for the last half of fiscal 2007.
Documents that the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, describe the destruction of the computer drives, as ordered by Huckabee’s office, and Huckabee complaining strongly about his cell phone and Blackberry not working.
With the emergency fund empty just before he took office, Beebe asked the Joint Budget Committee to put another $ 500, 000 in it. On Thursday, the committee rejected Beebe’s request.
An alternate resolution for $ 250, 000 to meet Beebe’s request halfway also failed.
Lawmakers said they wanted to know why Huckabee had spent it all and where it went. |
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