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Court upholds child pornography sentence
State Comments Updated: Mar 13, 2012 4:34pmLITTLE ROCK — A federal appeals panel Tuesday upheld a Fayetteville man’s 25-month prison sentence for his federal conviction on two counts of receiving child pornography.
Stephen Morais,...
Democratic Party sues to remove Smith from ballot
State Comments Updated: Mar 13, 2012 4:40pmLITTLE ROCK — The state Democratic Party filed a lawsuit Tuesday to remove the name of a convicted felon from the state ballot.
The suit filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court seeks a judge’s...
Panel OKs $165,000 salary for new lottery director
State Comments Updated: Mar 13, 2012 5:02pmLITTLE ROCK — The legislative committee that oversees the state lottery approved a $165,000 annual salary for the program’s new director Tuesday.
The state Lottery Commission hired Bishop...
Abandoned state industrial site may be added to Superfund list
State Comments Updated: Mar 13, 2012 5:05pmLITTLE ROCK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed adding a long-abandoned 48-acre industrial site in Phillips County to the list of Superfund sites, the state Department of...
Rick Perry to speak in Fort Smith
State Comments Updated: Mar 13, 2012 5:07pmLITTLE ROCK — Texas governor and former Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry will give the keynote address at the Sebastian County Republican Committee’s Lincoln Day Dinner in Fort Smith...
Board rejects voluntary merger of 2 school districts
State Comments Updated: Mar 12, 2012 4:35pmLITTLE ROCK — The state Board of Education on Monday rejected the voluntary merger of two northern Arkansas school districts.
On a 4-4 vote, the nine-member board failed to approve the Lead...
Forrest City man sentenced for child porn
State Comments Updated: Mar 12, 2012 4:59pmLITTLE ROCK — A Forrest City man faces more than four years in prison on child pornograpy charges.
Freddie Wallace, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright to 262 months...
Hearing set on settlement in legislative expense suit
State Comments Updated: Mar 12, 2012 5:08pmLITTLE ROCK — A hearing is set for next month to discuss a proposed legal settlement that would require legislators to strictly document claims for mileage and expense reimbursements.
The...
Laws change, don’t stop meth making in state, officials say
State Comments Mar 10, 2012 5:00amLITTLE ROCK — The number of meth labs being seized in Arkansas has dropped significantly since a law meant to restrict the sale of cold medications commonly used to make the illicit drug went into...
Democrats, Mark Martin continue rocky relations
State Comments Mar 10, 2012 5:00amLITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ Republican secretary of state irked state Democratic officials last week when he rejected their request to deny ballot access to a Democratic candidate who is a convicted...
