LITLE ROCK — Many Arkansas families affected by the recent mortgage crisis may qualify for assistance funded by this week’s settlement between attorneys general, federal agencies and the nation’s five largest mortgage loan services. Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued this special consumer alert to encourage Arkansans who might be affected by the actions of their [...]

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This month, the Arkansas General Assembly is coming back to the Capitol for only the second fiscal legislative session our state has ever seen. In the 2008 election, Arkansans voted to enact fiscal sessions, limiting them to the sole purpose of adopting the state budget for the next fiscal year. The first such [...]

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LITTLE ROCK – A Scott County man arrested last August by agents with the Attorney General’s Office today pleaded guilty to multiple counts of possession of child pornography, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced. Richard W. King, 34, of Waldron was sentenced to 80 years in prison after pleading guilty to eight counts of possessing, distributing or [...]

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This month, the Arkansas General Assembly is coming back to the Capitol for only the second fiscal legislative session our state has ever seen. In the 2008 election, Arkansans voted to enact fiscal sessions, limiting them to the sole purpose of adopting the state budget for the next fiscal year. The first such [...]

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LITTLE ROCK – A Scott County man arrested last August by agents with the Attorney General’s Office today pleaded guilty to multiple counts of possession of child pornography, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced. Richard W. King, 34, of Waldron was sentenced to 80 years in prison after pleading guilty to eight counts of possessing, distributing or [...]

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This month, the Arkansas General Assembly is coming back to the Capitol for only the second fiscal legislative session our state has ever seen. In the 2008 election, Arkansans voted to enact fiscal sessions, limiting them to the sole purpose of adopting the state budget for the next fiscal year. The first such [...]

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This month, the Arkansas General Assembly is coming back to the Capitol for only the second fiscal legislative session our state has ever seen. In the 2008 election, Arkansans voted to enact fiscal sessions, limiting them to the sole purpose of adopting the state budget for the next fiscal year. The first such [...]

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LITTLE ROCK – Effective at the end of business on Friday, John Shannon is resigning as Arkansas State Forester. Shannon’s decision came after reviewing the results of the Division of Legislative Audit’s investigation into financial problems at the Arkansas Forestry Commission. “John Shannon has helped develop the Arkansas Forestry Commission into a widely respected agency [...]

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LITLE ROCK — Many Arkansas families affected by the recent mortgage crisis may qualify for assistance funded by this week’s settlement between attorneys general, federal agencies and the nation’s five largest mortgage loan services. Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued this special consumer alert to encourage Arkansans who might be affected by the actions of their [...]

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LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that Arkansas has joined other states and the federal government in a landmark multibillion dollar settlement with five of the nation’s largest banks over allegations of fraud and abuse within the mortgage servicing industry. The agreement provides direct financial relief to Arkansas consumers at risk of losing [...]

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