LITTLE ROCK — The new director of Arkansas’ lottery said today he intends to keep a close watch on management and accounting practices, boost ticket sales and minimize costs — by, among other things, not hiring any vice presidents.
LITTLE ROCK — The state Board of Education voted unanimously today to place the troubled Pulaski County Special School District on fiscal distress status for new reasons.
LITTLE ROCK — The Legislature convened its fiscal session today, with Gov. Mike Beebe and leaders of the House and Senate urging lawmakers to focus on passing a 2012-2013 budget and not prolonging the session with unrelated matters.
13 February 2012
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor and John Boozman don’t like the budget plan that President Barack Obama unveiled today — but for starkly different reasons.
13 February 2012
LITTLE ROCK — State Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Bigelow, says he has enough support in the Senate to pass a resolution seeking to limit Congress’ ability to raise the federal debt ceiling.
13 February 2012
LITTLE ROCK — The state Board of Education today unanimously approved a 30-day comment period for a proposed state rule to bar the use of state early childhood education funding on religious activities.
13 February 2012
LITTLE ROCK — The governor and the state’s top finance officer say state agencies’ budgets will be reviewed more closely in the future in light of what auditors concluded was fiscal mismanagement at the state Forestry Commission that went undetected for years.
13 February 2012
JACKSONVILLE — Chief Master Sgt. Jesse “Buddy” Burns first talked of ending a distinguished military career after 20 years, but his wife and his commander insisted he still had much to contribute to his beloved Arkansas National Guard.
12 February 2012
LITTLE ROCK — Going into the fiscal session that begins Monday, leaders of the Legislature expect to wrap up business with time to spare even though lawmakers are likely to stray from a budget-only agenda.
11 February 2012
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Lottery Commission today picked Bishop Woosley, the lottery's chief legal counsel, to be the state's new lottery director.
10 February 2012
LITTLE ROCK — A Hamburg woman is the latest person to win $1 million playing the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, lottery officials said today.
10 February 2012
LITTLE ROCK — Embattled Arkansas Forestry Commission Director John Shannon announced his resignation today after state auditors released a report sharply critical of his management of the agency’s finances.
10 February 2012
LITTLE ROCK — The National Weather Service says a winter storm is expected to bring snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of Arkansas on Monday.
February 12 2012
A bill has been introduced in both houses of Congress that’s probably not going anywhere, but you might find it interesting because it would withhold paychecks from members of the House and Senate if they fail to pass a budget.
February 12 2012
LITTLE ROCK — When it comes to identifying the participants in the Jan. 7, 2013, BCS title game months in advance, the math is out of whack.
