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Court: Manslaughter not ‘crime of violence’ in convict’s case
Arkansas Comments Updated: Jun 17, 2013 3:22pmLITTLE 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...
Groups pondering ways to restrict sales of morning after pill in state
Arkansas Comments Jun 17, 2013 1:00amLITTLE 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-...
Fight over health care expansion could enter new round
Arkansas Comments Jun 16, 2013 2:00amLITTLE 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...
Insurance commissioner meets with Planned Parenthood
Arkansas Comments Updated: Jun 14, 2013 4:55pmLITTLE 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...
Gun control proponents rally in Little Rock
Arkansas Comments Jun 14, 2013 3:17pmLITTLE ROCK — On the six-month anniversary of the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s group Mayors Against Illegal Guns held a small rally here Friday to urge Sen....
Pryor meets with Sandy Hook residents
Arkansas Comments Updated: Jun 13, 2013 5:47pmWASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Pryor met privately Wednesday with members of Sandy Hook Promise six months after 20 Connecticut school children were slaughtered in a five-minute burst of bullets.
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UPDATE Arkansas, feds sue ExxonMobil over Mayflower oil spill
Arkansas Comments Updated: Jun 13, 2013 4:47pmNORTH LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas and the federal government filed a joint lawsuit Thursday against ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. and Mobil Pipeline Co. alleging violations of state and federal pollution...
Pryor camp defends Obamacare vote against GOP criticism
Arkansas Comments Updated: Jun 12, 2013 5:23pmWASHINGTON — The campaign of U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., touted the benefits of the Affordable Care Act to Arkansas as another television ad criticizing his 2009 vote was released Wednesday....
Higher ed officials announce effort to boost associate degrees
Arkansas Comments Updated: Jun 12, 2013 4:11pmLITTLE ROCK — State higher education officials on Wednesday announced a new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Arkansans with associate degrees.
Under the initiative, “Credit When...
Eight arrested in alleged Central Arkansas drug ring
Arkansas Comments Jun 12, 2013 2:48pmLITTLE ROCK — Eight people face federal charges in an indictment alleging they were part of a ring that distributed prescription drugs in Central Arkansas.
The suspects arrested Tuesday are...
