Fayetteville High School’s two undefeated state championship basketball teams were honored by the governor, the House and the Senate at the Capitol on Monday. Gov. Mike Beebe said he was as proud of the teams grades as well as the boy’s and girl’s teams state championships. Their achievement of an undefeated season for each team combined [...]

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Anti-consolidation lawmakers held up the budget for the state Education Department, protesting the defeat of HB2263 by Rep. Buddy Lovell, D-Marked Tree. “I was killed in the Senate” by state Education Department and attorney general’s office testimony, Lovell told the committee. His bill had passed the House and failed by a 5 to 2 vote to [...]

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Rep. Buddy Lovell, D-Marked Tree, released his hold as a Joint Budget Committee member on the state Department of Education Budget. The committee then recommended that budget, sending it to the Senate for approval. This clears a potential blocking of Thursday’s adjournment. Lovell said he decided he would not keep the Legislature from meeting its schedule [...]

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A bill to make it easier for cities to take over water systems in areas a city annexes was recommended by the Senate City, County and Local Affairs Committee on Tuesday despite opposition from Washington County Judge Marilyn Edwards, among others. House Bill 1647 by Rep. Jon Woods, R-Springdale, would require water systems to enter negotiations [...]

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A bill that could have helped provide a state-funded no-interest loan to help build a new high school in Fayetteville failed to clear the House Education Committee on Tuesday afternoon. House Bill 2026 by Rep. Uvalde Lindsey, D-Fayetteville, would have set up a loan fund for districts that have high debt service taxes already but that [...]

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Budget Tiff Over Consolidation Keeps Legislators Busy

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Rep. Buddy Lovell, D-Marked Tree, released his hold as a Joint Budget Committee member on the state Department of Education Budget. The committee then recommended that budget, sending it to the Senate for approval. This clears a potential blocking of Thursday’s adjournment. Lovell said he decided he would not keep the Legislature from meeting its schedule [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — Anti-consolidation lawmakers held up the state Education Department's billion-dollar budget today, protesting the defeat Monday of a bill that would change the way school enrollment is counted to help small school districts survive.

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Anti-consolidation lawmakers held up the budget for the state Education Department, protesting the defeat of HB2263 by Rep. Buddy Lovell, D-Marked Tree. “I was killed in the Senate” by state Education Department and attorney general’s office testimony, Lovell told the committee. His bill had passed the House and failed by a 5 to 2 vote to [...]

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Fayetteville High School’s two undefeated state championship basketball teams were honored by the governor, the House and the Senate at the Capitol on Monday. Gov. Mike Beebe said he was as proud of the teams grades as well as the boy’s and girl’s teams state championships. Their achievement of an undefeated season for each team combined [...]

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