Steve Brawner
The state of the union
January 29 2012
“Stronger” probably isn’t the most accurate word to define the state of the union right now. “Challenged” would be better.
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Lawmakers cool to tax hike despite support from Forestry Association
LITTLE ROCK — State lawmakers say they want to restore firefighter jobs at the state Forestry Commission but are cool to the idea of covering the cost with a tax hike for owners of forest land — even though the Arkansas Forestry Association says its members are willing to pay.
Guard’s 39th no longer on deployment list
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is no longer scheduled for mobilization.
Technical problems delay auction of state property
LITTLE ROCK — The state’s plan to auction unclaimed property on eBay for the first time is on hold.
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3 sentenced in racial crimes
27 January 2012
LITTLE ROCK — A judge has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for firebombing an interracial couple's home.
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Lavaca superintendent named finance chief for state Ed Dept.
27 January 2012
LITTLE ROCK — Lavaca School Superintendent Jared Cleveland will be the state Department of Education’s next assistant commissioner for fiscal and administrative services, state Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell announced today.
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Higher Ed board OKs funding for ASU projects
27 January 2012
PINE BLUFF — Arkansas State University got the go ahead Friday for more than $20 million in funding for capital projects on two campuses.
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Home sales in Arkansas see 6 percent drop
26 January 2012
LITTLE ROCK — Homes sales in Arkansas fell 6 percent in December while the average price of a home rose for the fourth straight month, The Arkansas Realtors Association reported today.
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Legislators recommend restoring 20 positions at forestry agency
26 January 2012
LITTLE ROCK — A legislative panel voted today to recommend restoring 20 positions to the state Forestry Commission but did not recommend a way to fund the positions.
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Ex-cop pleads guilty in drug probe
26 January 2012
LITTLE ROCK — A former Marvell police officer nabbed in a joint drug and public corruption sweep of eastern Arkansas pleaded guilty to federal extortion and money laundering charges today, officials said
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Ark. senators back Baker for federal judgeship
26 January 2012
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and John Boozman, R-Ark., voiced strong support today for Little Rock lawyer Kris Baker to serve as a federal judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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Panel OKs study of marina development along Arkansas River
26 January 2012
LITTLE ROCK — A legislative panel today approved a lawmaker’s request to study what cities along the Arkansas River would need to build marinas for economic development and tourism.
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State Supreme Court won’t toss lottery trademark suit
26 January 2012
LITTLE ROCK — A divided state Supreme Court today declined to toss a Little Rock marketing firm’s lawsuit seeking exclusive rights to use certain lottery-related phrases that it copyrighted before Arkansas had a state lottery.
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Part-time students outnumber full-timers at two-year colleges
26 January 2012
LITTLE ROCK — More part-time students were enrolled in the state’s two-year colleges in Arkansas last fall than full-time students, according to a report released today by the state Department of Higher Education.
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Harry King
King on vacation
January 24 2012
Sports columnist Harry King is on vacation through Sunday, Jan. 29. His column will resume for Tuesday, Jan. 31.
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