When Logan County Justices of the Peace were trying to finalize a spending plan in December, it became painfully aware to Sheriff Steve Smith, 2011 would not be the year for a new jail, or expansion of the Logan County Detention Center in Paris.

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LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed a consumer protection lawsuit today against a Florida-based company, claiming the company used deceptive and misleading tactics to solicit charitable contributions in the state. The suit against Children and Family Services Inc. and its owner, Gary Ray Tomey II, claims Tomey gave the company the name “Arkansas Children [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alice Stewart 501-351-3954 NEWS RELEASE Secretary Martin Launches Redistricting Website to Receive Public Comment Martin: “Arkansans have a vested interest in how their district lines are drawn and I urge them to share their ideas and concerns.” Little Rock, Ark. – Secretary of State Mark Martin announced today the launch…

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LITTLE ROCK — A freshman state legislator underwent a medical procedure today after suffering an apparent heart attack over the weekend.

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The Arkansas Republican Party says freshman Rep. Jon Hubbard of Jonesboro was hospitalized over the weekend for a mild heart attack. The family of State Representative Jon Hubbard, R-Jonesboro, released the following statement after Hubbard was admitted to a local hospital Saturday: “State Representative Jon Hubbard, R-Jonesboro, was taken to St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro Saturday afternoon [...]

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Randeep Mann, the Russellville doctor convicted of responsibility for a bomb that seriously injured Trent Pierce of West Memphis, the chairman of the state Medical Board, was given a life sentence today in federal court in Little Rock. Prosecutors made the case that Mann was motivated by his disciplinary problems before the Medical Board for over-prescription [...]

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The secretary of state invites comments on the redistricting process. This website is the place to go for information and to comment. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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UAMS will announce tomorrow a “seven-figure” grant to increase the number of primary care physicians in the state. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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LITTLE ROCK — Former Russellville physician Randeep Mann was sentenced today to life in prison in a 2009 bombing that critically injured the chairman of the state Medical Board.

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