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Jun 19, 2013 4:41pm
WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, saw several of his amendments fall by the wayside Wednesday without debate as the House launched a marathon session on legislation that would overhaul the nation’s farm and nutrition policies.The House...
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Updated: Jun 19, 2013 4:52pm
LITTLE ROCK — Comments offered Wednesday at public hearing on implementation of the state’s new voter ID law showed the law remains sharply divisive.
Act 595 of this year requires voters to show photo identification at the polls. The...
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Updated: Jun 19, 2013 2:59pm
LITTLE ROCK — A defendant’s constitutional rights were violated when statements he made during a mental evaluation were admitted at his trial in Crawford County Circuit Court as evidence of guilt, the state Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
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Updated: Jun 19, 2013 4:05pm
LITTLE ROCK — Federal authorities are investigating a shortage of more than $162,000 in Lafayette County’s bank account, a special prosecutor in the case said Wednesday.
Ian Vickery of El Dorado, who was appointed special prosecutor after...
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Updated: Jun 19, 2013 2:48pm
LITTLE ROCK — Rogers school officials did not abuse their authority in suspending a 5-year-old student for half a day for using the “F-word” at school, the state Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
The appeals court upheld a Benton County...
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Jun 18, 2013 6:15pm
WALDRON — The widow of the Scott County sheriff who was killed during flooding in western Arkansas last month was sworn in Tuesday to serve out the remainder of her husband’s term.
The Scott County Quorum Court voted unanimously Monday to...
