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Jun 17, 2013 6:42pm
LITTLE ROCK — Lieutenant governor candidate John Burkhalter said Monday he is friends with both Democratic candidates for governor, and his decision to endorse one over the other was based on a shared view on economic development.Burkhalter and...
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Updated: Jun 17, 2013 6:37pm
LITTLE ROCK — The state Department of Correction will rewrite its execution protocol because the drugs it intended to use for lethal-injection procedures have become unavailable, a spokeswoman said Monday.
New Jersey-based West-Ward...
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Updated: Jun 17, 2013 3:22pm
LITTLE ROCK — A federal judge erred in ruling that a Guatemalan citizen’s previous conviction for manslaughter in Nebraska was a crime of violence that should enhance his sentence in an Arkansas case, a federal appeals panel said Monday.
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Jun 17, 2013 1:00am
LITTLE ROCK — The Obama administration’s decision to abandon efforts to block the over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraception drug has conservative groups considering ways to stop non-prescription sales in Arkansas.
Abortion...
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Jun 16, 2013 2:00am
LITTLE ROCK — The fight over health care expansion that played out in the state Legislature this year could be fought anew at the polls in 2014 under a proposed ballot initiative to give voters the final say on the matter.
Debate over the...
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Updated: Jun 14, 2013 4:55pm
LITTLE ROCK — After meeting Friday with representatives of Planned Parenthood, state Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford said no decision has yet been made on whether to award a state contract to the organization to provide guides to help people...
