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Arkansas State of the State: Vouchers, Jesus and Donald Trump
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (476+ words) Israel, Jesus and Donald Trump claimed top billing in Wednesday's State of the State address, but Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders eventually got around to some Arkansas angles as she sold her proposed $6. 7 billion budget to lawmakers." That budget includes a…...
Arkansas" fiscal session is here. Here are the bills to watch.
10+ hour, 38+ min ago (933+ words) Legislators converge at the Arkansas Capitol Wednesday, where they will hear the governor give her State of the State address. Then, the work of crafting a multibillion dollar state budget will begin. Unlike regular sessions, this year lawmakers are focused…...
Mid-America Arts Alliance announces fourth cohort of $10, 000 Catalyze grant recipients
1+ day, 12+ min ago (168+ words) Arkansas Times For the fourth time in just three years, the Mid-America Arts Alliance has awarded 25 grants of $10, 000 to Arkansas artists across several creative disciplines. Funded by the Windgate Foundation, Catalyze grants are remarkably flexible. According to a press release,…...
Pulaski county leaders vote to fix budget shortfall in heated meeting
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (492+ words) The Pulaski County Quorum Court unanimously voted to dip into emergency reserves to make up a budget shortfall that threatened paychecks for county employees. The special meeting came after Pulaski County Treasurer Debra Buckner sent an urgent message to Pulaski…...
An empty victory in the courts still leaves Arkansas PBS high and dry
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (519+ words) Last week, a federal judge ruled that President Trump's executive order to defund the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio was unconstitutional, but a local public television representative said the victory was hollow, given that the money has already…...
Special Pulaski County meeting called over budget shortfall that threatens payroll
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (303+ words) The Pulaski County Quorum Court will host a special meeting at 6 p. m. Monday after county officials discovered budget numbers have fallen so low that they might not be able to cover this week's payroll." The public is encouraged to attend. The…...
Circuit judge to allow prison board member, former member to have their day in court
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (279+ words) One member and one former member of the Board of Corrections are knocking on legal doors, and one was opened today. On Monday, the board, now made up of a majority of members appointed by Gov. Sarah Sanders, accepted two…...
Jason Rapert is big mad about the separation of church and state
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (121+ words) Former state senator and full-time grifter Jason Rapert was not happy earlier this week when U. S. District Judge Kristine Baker ruled the Ten Commandments monument on the Arkansas Capitol grounds was unconstitutional. He was so peeved, in fact, that he allegedly…...
Rethinking public safety in Arkansas runs against powerful financial interests
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (1670+ words) This article was produced as a collaboration between Arkansas Advocate and the'Investigative Reporting Lab at Yale.'Links to the previous two entries in this four-part series are in the sidebar below. Johnny Crocker is not afraid of conflict. After two…...
Norris requests recount in Republican primary runoff for secretary of state
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (294+ words) When you have two candidates whose primary argument for running for Arkansas Secretary of State is (1) our elections are fraught with fraud and (2) only [insert candidate] can fix that, it's only natural that a very close election is going to…...