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.
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.
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is no longer scheduled for mobilization.
LITTLE ROCK — The state’s plan to auction unclaimed property on eBay for the first time is on hold.
27 January 2012
LITTLE ROCK — A judge has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for firebombing an interracial couple's home.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
January 29 2012
“Stronger” probably isn’t the most accurate word to define the state of the union right now. “Challenged” would be better.
January 24 2012
Sports columnist Harry King is on vacation through Sunday, Jan. 29. His column will resume for Tuesday, Jan. 31.
