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May 22, 2013 2:26pm
LITTLE ROCK — A lower than anticipated tuition-hike recommendation will force some budget cuts and possibly layoffs, the chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff said Wednesday.“For the most part I’m going to try to do it without...
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Updated: May 22, 2013 2:23pm
LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday he has already met with some people he thinks might make a good state treasurer, adding he hopes to make an appointment soon.
“We’re going to act quickly, within the next several days, but we’re...
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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...
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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...
