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Two schools marry while one gets a divorce
Steve Brawner Comments May 16, 2013 1:00amOn Monday, the State Board of Education agreed to let the 357-student Bradley School District merge voluntarily with the not-that-much-bigger Emerson-Taylor School District. It’s a marriage of...
Road Trip: Razorbacks Head Out For Auburn, SEC Tourney
Razorbacks Comments May 15, 2013 7:42amFAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas first baseman Dominic Ficociello said the juniors on the Razorbacks’ roster have accomplished plenty in their college careers.
They’ve played in NCAA regionals and...
Carter: GOP must move beyond social issues
Arkansas Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 7:39pmHOT SPRINGS — Two days before the formal end of a Republican-controlled legislative session that focused heavily on gun rights and abortion restrictions, the GOP House speaker said Wednesday that...
Judge allows abortion lawsuit to proceed
Arkansas Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 5:57pmLITTLE ROCK — A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion by the state attorney general’s office to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a new state law banning most abortions at 12 weeks.
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Boozman, Pryor back water resources bill
Arkansas Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 5:12pmWASHINGTON — Arkansas Sens. Mark Pryor and John Boozman on Wednesday supported reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act that they say would strengthen America’s water infrastructure...
UPDATE Drug maker closes account with state Department of Correction
Arkansas Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 4:58pmLITTLE ROCK — A pharmaceutical firm on Wednesday closed its account with the Arkansas Department of Correction in response to the department’s recent statement that it planned to use drugs...
DF&A says email claiming tax return review bogus
Arkansas Comments May 15, 2013 4:24pmLITTLE ROCK — A new email scam attempts to induce taxpayers into revealing private or financial information by fooling people into believing their tax return is under review by a state agency, the...
Beebe: Other states eyeing Arkansas’ private option to Medicaid expansion
Arkansas Comments May 15, 2013 2:06pmHOT SPRINGS — Governors from across the political spectrum and across the nation have called wanting to know more about Arkansas’ private pay option for health care expansion approved by the...
Sebastian County votes overwhelmingly to extend sales tax
Arkansas Comments May 15, 2013 11:31amFORT SMITH — Fort Smith leaders were understandably pleased with Tuesday’s overwhelming voter support for a county sales tax that will add an estimated $15 million to the city’s coffers this year...
New coaches short-changed in rankings
Harry King Comments May 15, 2013 1:00amLITTLE ROCK — Two points to ponder in a recent top-to-bottom ranking of the 14 football coaches in the Southeastern Conference:
—Why newcomers to the league got shortshrift. Not one of the...
