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Little Rock · Little RockAn Arkansas legislative panel on Tuesday approved diverting funds from a state health care data hub to start a midwifery education program at the state’s largest medical school. Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, proposed removing the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement from a section of a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences appropriations bill and rewriting it to direct $500,000 to “personal services and operating expenses of [a] certi…See the Story
Arkansas lawmakers consider shifting funds from health care data hub to UAMS midwifery program
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Little Rock · Little RockSEN. JOSHUA BRYANT (file) Two bills attempting to address the hot-button issue of crypto mining were amended and passed out of the Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee today. They will likely be voted on in the Senate tomorrow. The bills aim to regulate crypto mining and address some of the problems created by Act 851 of 2023, which sharply curtailed the ability of Arkansas cities and counties to regulate the industry. Crypto “mining” i…See the Story
Two crypto regulation bills, now amended, moving ahead
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Little Rock · Little RockIn a meeting that began four minutes early and took less than two minutes to complete, the Joint Performance Review (JPR) Committee referred findings Tuesday to the Legislative Council regarding the Arkansas Board of Corrections’ hiring of an attorney during the board’s ongoing battles with the governor and attorney general. The referral was the only matter of business before JPR this morning, and Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R-Beebe) immediately move…See the Story
Legislative committee says to disregard corrections board's contract with attorney
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Little Rock · Little RockA new poll released yesterday shows Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ popularity declining in Arkansas since she took office last year. Worse still, at least from an optics standpoint, the new poll is from Morning Consult, whose previous polls Sanders & Co. have cited as proof Sanders is not becoming less popular with each passing quarter. While Sanders’ unfavorability among Democrats predictably ticked upward, the poll found Sanders’ net popularity …See the Story
Governor's office mum after new poll shows wholesale drop in Sanders' popularity
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Little Rock · Little RockConway School District Superintendent Jeff Collum is scheduled to teach another training session at his second job — this one on a school day. Collum will teach the class later this month in Beebe. While Collum’s work on school safety is laudable, he’s not doing it for free. He gets paid $1,000 per course in addition to travel expenses, even when the event takes place on a Conway school day. That pay is in addition to his superintendent salary …See the Story
Conway School Board member's question reveals Collum is only superintendent getting paid to work for CJI
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Travel · Little RockObviously, if we are ranking the relative fame of groups that use/used some version of the nickname “Rough Riders,” the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish-American War takes the top spot. And, if you are over the age of 35, there is a decent chance that hip-hop record label Ruff Ryders (or at least the DMX song “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem”) comes in number two. But third on that list? Well, that is almost certainly the Frisco RoughR…See the Story
Travelers run roughshod over RoughRiders, take four of six
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EPA · Little RockFlickr / U of A Division of AgricultureSHINE ON: More solar energy is coming to Arkansas. The federal Environmental Protection Agency is sending more than $93 million to install solar technology in low-income and disadvantaged Arkansas communities, the agency announced today. Hope Enterprise Corporation was awarded $93,670,000 to improve access to solar energy across Arkansas. Their plans include building rooftop solar installations in low-inco…See the Story
EPA awards $94 million to Arkansas solar projects in disadvantaged communities
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Little Rock · Little RockGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and state Education Secretary Jacob Oliva are trying their best to pick a fight with the federal government over student loan forgiveness and the supposed persecution of Christians. The duo sent a mean letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on the eve of his trip to Arkansas to let him know we don’t like his kind around here. “You will be in Little Rock tomorrow to tout President Biden’s unconstitutional st…See the Story
Ark. governor and ed secretary bow up with letter to the feds on student loans, Christian persecution
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