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Pulaski County weighing options for handling sheriff's seemingly illegal contract with TV producers

Sheriff Eric Higgins contends that his agreement with a TV production company was not a contract. It's pretty clear that he's wrong, which leaves the county with multiple questions to answer about the entire arrangement.
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Plan to create state-run insurance company for school buildings in works for fiscal session

State lawmakers will wait until the upcoming fiscal session to decide whether or not to follow a consulting firm’s recommendation that Arkansas start its own insurance company for school properties, legislators said Wednesday. 
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Wednesday open line

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Griffin asks Congress to address hemp-derived THC products

A lawyer representing plaintiffs in a federal hemp case said Griffin effectively admitted that the state will need Congress, and not the courts, to address the issue.
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Shooting at Little Rock Children’s Library injures one, causes closure

Officers with the Little Rock Police Department responded to a shooting call at the library around 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

'Lecterngate' audit is ready, but the public release date is still unknown

Auditor Roger Norman said the governor requested an extra week to submit her response to the findings, further delaying the audit report's release to the public.
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Republican infighting over south Arkansas legislative runoff continues, pitting Sanders against old-guard GOP

Add Rep. DeAnn Vaught of Horatio to the list of Republican legislators crying foul over shenanigans in the GOP runoff for state representative in House District 88. Voting records reveal Sanders' preferred candidate, Arnetta Bradford, never voted until 2022.

Second-year LEARNS voucher applicants to be notified of approvals in June

The rules surrounding some provisions in the Arkansas LEARNS Act remain up in the air, stalling the approval process, an ADE representative said.
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Little Rock Starbucks workers vote to unionize

Starbucks employees at the Rodney Parham and Market Street store (11121 N. Rodney Parham Road) voted 12-2 to join the Starbucks Workers United, a union of more than 10,000 employees "coming together to create a better workplace for all." 

Arkansas opioid abatement efforts go mobile, both on wheels and via a new app

Another development in the distribution of the state's opioid settlement money: an app and a recovery clinic on wheels, administering medical care to people in crisis.
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Glass, new types of plastic may soon be recyclable in Little Rock

All the cool kids recycle. If Little Rock directors approve a contract extension that includes new services through Waste Management next week, glass recycling would be back.

Jan. 6 defendant files motion suggesting he was at Capitol as a freelance journalist

A Bentonville man charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots says he is a freelance journalist and is being selectively prosecuted.

Arkansas legislative charity basketball tournament gives defeated House squad a chance at redemption

A new 3-on-3 format has been adapted for the annual legislative charity basketball game Hoops For Kids' Sake, which the Arkansas House has lost to the Senate in five consecutive matches and a shambolic 36-12 rout in 2023.

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The Momentary’s Live on the Green Concert Series Kicks Off with Multi-Grammy and Oscar Winner Jon Batiste

Governor's office offered lucrative parole board seat in exchange for political favor, state senator says

State Sen. Jimmy Hickey alleged Monday that the governor’s office offered outgoing state Rep. Danny Watson a lucrative seat on the state parole board if he secured a replacement friendly to the Sanders administration.

UCA announces $5 million gift

The University of Central Arkansas said the gift will support its interior design program.

Little Rock is an alright place to live, Southern Living proclaims

It's Little Rock's first time to make it on the lifestyle magazine’s list. Though it barely squeezed in at No. 25 out of 25, we're still considering this a win.

Cabot superintendent says campus visitation restrictions lifted for Missy Bosch

The Cabot School District superintendent has confirmed that Missy Bosch can visit campus again without restrictions, despite having mused about gun violence.

Prisoner dies in suspected suicide at Tucker Max

The death is the third suspected suicide in Arkansas prisons this year.
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