Ethics committee rules Sen. Flowers didn't violate ethics rules
Arkansas state Sens. Alan Clark (left), R-Lonsdale, and Stephanie Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, are shown in these undated courtesy photos. The Arkansas S...
Arkansas state Sens. Alan Clark (left), R-Lonsdale, and Stephanie Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, are shown in these undated courtesy photos. The Arkansas Senate Ethics Committee ruled Friday that Sen. Stephanie Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, didn't violate Senate ethics rules in response to a complaint filed by Sen. Alan Clark. The committee said the Senate's overpayment of legislative expenses to Flowers was a staff clerical issue. Clark, R-Lonsdale, has acknowledged filing an ethics complaint against Flowers but insisted Thursday that his ethics complaint wasn't frivolous.