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LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today released a statement offering condolences on the passing of State Senator Greg Strandridge.

“I was saddened to learn of the passing of Sen. Greg Strandridge,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “Greg was a friend, a fighter and a man of faith. Not a day went by when he was not working to help his community and even as he faced his difficult diagnosis, he was always a source of encouragement and inspiration. My prayers are with Karen, their children, his constituents in District 16 and his colleagues in the Arkansas State Senate.”

Held more than 230 roundtables with 2,200 participants

CONWAY – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has hosted roundtables in all of Arkansas’s 75 counties for three consecutive years. Yesterday she met with civil, education and faith-based leaders in Faulkner County to discuss local issues, as well as how to bolster the State’s economy, address the growing prescription drug epidemic, domestic violence, cyber crimes against children, internet safety and much more.

“Little Rock does not have all the answers,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “Arkansans want to know that those who represent them in the capital city are listening. Meeting with Arkansans from all over the state who have different specialties and experiences has given me great insight into the issues our communities are facing and how we work together to solve them. It is going to take all of us working together to keep growing our economy, educating consumers and saving lives from the prescription drug epidemic.”

Rutledge has hosted 232 roundtables with more than 2,200 participants since taking office in 2015. In her first year, Rutledge met with business and government leaders to discuss their needs and the services of the Attorney General’s office. Last year, Rutledge visited with local business owners and farmers who represented the largest economic driver in that particular county to learn about the regulations that were most burdensome to their ability to grow jobs.

In 2016, Senator John Boozman joined her for a Rutledge Roundtable in her hometown of Batesville, and this year she was joined in Independence County by Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

Rutledge credits launching Roundtables based on a lesson she learned during college when she spent her summers in Independence County flagging traffic for the State highway department. Rutledge says, “I noticed there was sometimes a disconnect between people who worked in the office and those on the road. As Attorney General, I do not want there to be that same disconnect between those who work in the capital city and Arkansans who live in communities around our state.”

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today released a statement following news reports that Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will resign at the end of the month.

“The resignation of Richard Cordray from the CFPB is long overdue,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “Director Cordray, an unelected and unaccountable bureaucrat, has led a vast and growing agency in imposing sweeping regulations with a blatant disregard for the rule of law. These overregulations have made it more difficult for Arkansas job creators and families by leaving them without options or capital. Bankers cannot bank. Lenders cannot lend. Borrowers cannot borrow. Not only is the CFPB structurally unconstitutional, but Americans expect accountability and for years Mr. Cordray has ignored attempts to reign in his agency.

“The Director’s resignation presents a tremendous opportunity for the President to appoint an individual who will implement much-needed reform. As Arkansas’s chief consumer advocate, I look forward to President Trump appointing a director who will also lead the agency to protect consumers from fraud while doing so within the confines of the law and guaranteeing access to a free and fair marketplace.”