Former Alltel CEO Scott Ford is lending his name, money and experience to a new entrepreneurial venture.

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Spiraling costs in the state’s Medicaid program have Gov. Mike Beebe searching for a creative solution.

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Recent acquisitions made by Windstream have positioned the rural telephone company for growth in a surprising arena: the wireless industry.

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LITTLE ROCK — Secretary of State Mark Martin said today the state Board of Apportionment now has a revamped website that allows the public to provide input on the legislative redistricting process.

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LITTLE ROCK — Substances sold as “bath salts” but used to get high would become Schedule I controlled substances under a bill endorsed today by a Senate committee.

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LITTLE ROCK — A bill to specify the shades of red and blue used in the official state flag and require the official flag to be made in the U.S. cleared a House committee today.

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LITTLE ROCK — The shaking went on into the morning today after a 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled Faulkner County on Sunday night.

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As previously mentioned, the Republican met today to discuss and vote on who they will support in the race for the next Speaker who will not take office until 2013.  Under the schedule used last year in the Speaker’s election, the full House would caucus and vote shortly after next year’s fiscal session.  However, there has been [...]

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It is open. Note: * LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD: Mike Haridopolos, described as a Florida teacher with a master’s from the University of Arkansas and also a Republican with a yen to run for U.S. Senate, cooked up a deal to make $152,000 from a book on Florida politics that had a press run of exactly [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — A Florida-based company misled Arkansas donors and pocketed money they thought was going to charity, the state attorney general claims in a lawsuit filed today.

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