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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 short...
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Updated: May 21, 2013 1:47pm
LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe said Tuesday he would consider calling legislators into special session to remove embattled state Treasurer Martha Shoffner from office but wants to give her a chance to step down on her own.
After Shoffner’s...
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Updated: May 21, 2013 2:36pm
LITTLE ROCK — A federal lawsuit filed by parents and grandparents of children in the Blytheville School District alleges the district has denied the constitutional rights of students by opting out of the state’s new school choice law.
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Updated: May 20, 2013 6:19pm
LITTLE ROCK — State Treasurer Martha Shoffner took thousands of dollars in kickbacks, delivered covertly in a pie box, for directing the bulk of bond transactions made by her office to a single broker, federal authorities allege in a complaint...
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Updated: May 20, 2013 5:44pm
LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe led a chorus of officials from both sides of the political aisle Monday in calling for embattled state Treasurer Martha Shoffner to resign in the face of federal extortion charges.
In a criminal complaint...
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Updated: May 20, 2013 5:28pm
LITTLE ROCK — In the aftermath of Arkansas Martha Shoffner’s court appearance Monday on a federal extortion charge, authorities announced creation of a new task force to investigate complaints of public corruption.
U.S. Attorney Chris Thyer...
