attempted to overhaul Arkansas’ public records laws to shield her activity.Now we may know one of the reasons why, and it’s beyond embarrassing.State records show Arkansas purchased a nearly $20,000 podium ($19,029.25, to be exact) just in time for Sanders’ taxpayer-funded trip to Europe this summer. Yes, you read that correctly, folx. The gay-hating governor spent what many people spend on a car on a custom-made podium with it’s very own traveling case.