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The state Senate will resume deliberations Tuesday on its Ethics Committee’s finding that Sen. Alan Clark filed a frivolous ethics complaint against Sen. Stephanie Flowers, and the panel’s recommendation to suspend Clark for the rest of this year, the Senate’s leader said Wednesday, though Clark said he doesn’t plan to attend the meeting. Continue Reading…

A bipartisan accountability group has filed an ethics complaint against Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, accusing Rutledge of using her office to bolster claims of fraud in the 2020 election. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot after a single ticket to the late July drawing was sold in a Chicago suburb, opting to take a lump sum payment of $780.5 million, lottery officials said Wednesday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News…

More than 350,000 Arkansans can receive at least some student loan debt forgiveness under a plan announced last month by President Joe Biden, according to state-by-state data released by the U.S. Department of Education and White House on Tuesday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore informed the mayor and city board members in a memo Tuesday that the city will not move forward with the proposed purchase of a municipal employee’s property on West 32nd Street. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

As Election Day draws closer in Arkansas, state election officials Monday said that a variety of reasons could lead to a decision to remove someone from voting rolls after a campaign was launched last week to contact Arkansans who have been dropped since 2020. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News…

The Maumelle City Council voted Monday night against reinstating a ban on certain dog breeds but agreed to discuss a future ordinance that would focus on safety measures like leash laws, required fencing, fines, citations and other regulations. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

FAYETTEVILLE — Cynthia Young, one of four finalists for the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville chancellor position, has “been preparing for this moment my entire life,” she said during a campus forum Monday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

A state effort to bolster the ranks of public defenders and prosecutors has offered little relief to Pulaski County courts burdened by backlogs of felony cases, according to a circuit court judge. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

The Arkansas School Safety Commission’s final report is due in a little more than two weeks, and members are trying to find a balance between funding and accountability when it comes to safety recommendations for schools. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

The Little Rock Police Department is investigating two separate homicides that happened over the weekend. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

As Ukraine’s battlefield successes against Russia mount, this shrinking south Arkansas river city and its sprawling neighbor, Highland Industrial Park, are enjoying a moment of international recognition. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Two appraisals commissioned by the city of Little Rock that examined property owned by a city employee put its market value at $85,000 and $65,000, according to internal records — well below the $460,000 the city was prepared to pay until recently to purchase the property. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: -…

Academics and activists, many of them former convicts, shared their experiences Saturday at the third annual decARcerate conference, urging attendees to consider the long-term consequences of mass incarceration in Arkansas and the nation. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday she had surgery to remove her thyroid and surrounding lymph nodes after cancer was found in the area. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Daniel A. Reed, one of four finalists for the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville chancellor post, talked about his roots during a campus forum Friday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders raised about $409,000 in contributions in August as her Democratic rival Chris Jones collected about $322,000 in contributions, according to their latest campaign finance reports. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Cindy Gillespie is resigning as secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services after more than five years of service, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced their opposition Thursday to a proposed federal rule change on Title IX that would expand protections against discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Westbound Interstate 30 traffic will shift onto the new bridge spanning the Arkansas River starting tonight, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts will hold its grand opening April 22, 2023. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

A legislative panel has signed off on granting $65.6 million in spending authority for the state Department of Education to disburse federal American Rescue Plan’s Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund monies to 23 school districts. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service