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Updated: May 21, 2013 6:17pm
LITTLE ROCK — State Treasurer Martha Shoffner resigned Tuesday, a day after appearing in federal court to face an extortion charge.In a letter to Gov. Mike Beebe, Shoffner said she tendered her resignation “with great sadness.”“I am proud to have...
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Updated: May 21, 2013 5:35pm
LITTLE ROCK — The president of the University of Arkansas System said Tuesday he will recommend to UA trustees this week that all of the system’s 11 campuses opt out of a new law that allows college faculty and staff with permits to carry a...
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May 21, 2013 5:00pm
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration Tuesday threatened to veto legislation pending before the House that would allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline without presidential approval.
House Republican leaders plan to move forward...
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Updated: May 21, 2013 4:38pm
WASHINGTON — The president of the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas urged a congressional panel Tuesday to put the brakes on imposing new cyber security mandates on power utilities, saying voluntary industry standards are working.
“Don’t...
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Updated: May 21, 2013 2:36pm
LITTLE ROCK — A federal lawsuit filed by parents and grandparents of children in the Blytheville School District alleges the district has denied the constitutional rights of students by opting out of the state’s new school choice law.
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Updated: May 20, 2013 6:19pm
LITTLE ROCK — State Treasurer Martha Shoffner took thousands of dollars in kickbacks, delivered covertly in a pie box, for directing the bulk of bond transactions made by her office to a single broker, federal authorities allege in a complaint...
