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Judge's order prohibits release of documents in Springdale, Ecclesia claims | NWADG



Judge's order prohibits release of documents in Springdale, Ecclesia claims | NWADG:



"Judge's order prohibits release of documents in Springdale, Ecclesia claims

By Ron Wood
Posted: May 17, 2017 at 1:10 a.m.

ANTHONY REYES • @NWATONYR
Credit: NWA Democrat-Gazette



Ecclesia College is again refusing to release documents requested in a Freedom of Information Act request by a former teacher and board member.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Ecclesia College is again refusing to release documents requested by a former teacher and board member.

Travis Storey, attorney for Ecclesia, in a renewed motion to dismiss filed late last week, contends the documents are covered in a protective order issued by a federal judge hearing the corruption case of former state Sen. Jonathan Woods, Ecclesia President Oren Paris III and Randall Shelton Jr. Former state Rep. Micah Neal has already pleaded guilty for his role.

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Arkansas legislators gave nearly $700,000 of taxpayers' money to the private Christian college in Springdale from the state's General Improvement Fund."



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