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Beebe: Other states eyeing Arkansas’ private option to Medicaid expansion
State Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 6:22pmHOT SPRINGS — Governors from across the political spectrum and across the nation have called wanting to know more about Arkansas’ private pay option for health care expansion approved by the...
House Agriculture Committee backs Hudson food stamp reform
State Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 6:19pmWASHINGTON – The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday agreed to a measure proposed by Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., to end bonus pay for those enrolling new food stamp recipients.
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Judge allows abortion lawsuit to proceed
State Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 6:11pmLITTLE ROCK — A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion by the state attorney general’s office to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a new state law banning most abortions at 12 weeks.
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Boozman, Pryor back water resources bill
State Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 5:29pmWASHINGTON — Arkansas Sens. Mark Pryor and John Boozman on Wednesday supported reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act that they say would strengthen America’s water infrastructure...
DF&A says email claiming tax return review bogus
State Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 5:23pmLITTLE ROCK — A new email scam attempts to induce taxpayers into revealing private or financial information by fooling people into believing their tax return is under review by a state agency, the...
Drug maker closes account with state Department of Correction
State Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 5:20pmLITTLE ROCK — A pharmaceutical firm on Wednesday closed its account with the Arkansas Department of Correction in response to the department’s recent statement that it planned to use drugs...
UA chancellors say tuition, fee hikes justified
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 8:05pmLITTLE ROCK — A 10 percent increase in tuition and fees may sound like a lot but it’s not for the university that has the lowest tuition and fees in the University of Arkansas System and among the...
An ecological lifesaver: Grassed waterways
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 8:32pmMany landowners are interested in preserving the wildlife on their land. The water quality of the runoff flowing from their acreage is also a matter of concern for landowners.
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16 charged in Arkansas in connection with alleged Mexican drug cartel
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 8:09pmLITTLE ROCK — Sixteen people, including alleged members of a Mexican drug cartel that federal authorities say shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into Arkansas and other states, are named in...
Arkansas snail first invertebrate removed from endangered list
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 6:28pmLITTLE ROCK — A tiny, dusky brown or buff-colored terrestrial snail found only on Magazine Mountain in Logan County is the first invertebrate to be removed from a list of the nation’s most...