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Little Rock · Little RockToday’s lonely laments for Arkansas progressives include an off-putting but not at all surprising report that our governor helped curate the reveal on one of Donald Trump’s sex scandals and that Arkansas’s attorney general doesn’t want women who need reproductive health care to be excused from work so they can get it. First, the more salacious story about a nude model. Politico and other news outlets report on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders‘ role i…See the Story
Sanders’ role in Trump’s sex scandal coverup and a new attack on abortion care
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Education · Little RockArkansas' general revenue budget would increase by $109.3 million, or 1.76%, to $6.31 billion in the next fiscal year that starts July 1 under the proposed Revenue Stabilization Act unveiled Thursday in the Legislature's Joint Budget Committee.See the Story
Lawmakers’ proposal calls to raise Arkansas’ next general revenue budget by less than 2%, mostly for education
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Little Rock · Little RockLITTLE ROCK -- The third Arkansas commitment of the John Calipari era as Head Hog is now on the board as uber-talented 2024 5-star prospect Johnuel "Boogie" Fland pledged to the Razorbacks on Thursday. Fland began his Arkansas visit on Wednesday, April 24, before committing to Calipari and the Hoop Hogs a day later. Fland (6-2 combo guard, Archbishop Stepinac High School in New York, ESPN national No. 15 / 5-star prospect) signed with Kentucky i…See the Story
Calipari lands third commit as Head Hog: 2024 McDAA Boogie Fland
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders · Little RockThe Arkansas Senate voted Thursday to confirm 56 of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' appointees to state boards and commissions, including appointees to the board of trustees for the University of Arkansas and Southern Arkansas University as well as to the Arkansas Economic Development Council.See the Story
Arkansas Senate confirms 56 of Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ appointees to state boards, commissions
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Little Rock · Little RockRep. Julie Mayberry (R-Hensley) An amendment from Rep. Julie Mayberry (R-Hensley) to explicitly apply state purchasing law to Arkansas’s seven constitutional officers — including the governor — failed in the Joint Budget Committee’s Special Language Subcommittee yesterday. Though Mayberry didn’t say so explicitly, the amendment appears to be a jab at Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who allegedly did not follow state purchasing laws when she bought …See the Story
Republican lawmaker’s effort to pin down governor on state purchasing law dies in committee
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Diet · Little RockWhen Mary Hennigan started as a city reporter in 2022 for the Arkansas Times, she was fresh out of grad school and her young, untrained palate was still maturing. She seemed eager to experience new cuisines outside of her comfort zone, but she was nervous. In her two years in the newsroom she’s flourished as a reporter and become a more curious eater. She’s now wise to the fact that every restaurant she yearns for on a Monday is likely closed; s…See the Story
The Mary Hennigan diet: How to eat lunch like an Arkansas Times city reporter
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Mental Health · Little RockSUICIDE STUDY: One prisoner said the staff’s worksheets weren’t helping. An internal report about prison suicides that has not yet been presented to the state Board of Corrections paints an unflattering picture of the prison system’s mental health services. Tabrina Bratton, who analyzes the department’s programs, studied the 49 suicides that happened in Arkansas prisons from 2017-2022. The study found that many of the suicide victims met with a…See the Story
Prison suicide report critical of correction system’s mental health treatment
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Little Rock · Little RockEncyclopedia of ArkansasDaisy Bates A statue of civil rights leader and journalist Daisy Bates, who served as a mentor to the Little Rock Nine during the 1957 desegregation of Central High School, will make its debut at the U.S. Capitol in May. Crafted by Boise-based artist Benjamin Victor, the sculpture will reside in the National Statuary Hall Collection, where each state is allotted space for statues of two significant individuals. According…See the Story
Sculpture of civil rights leader Daisy Bates to be unveiled at U.S. Capitol in May
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