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<p>Grover Norquist (left) president of Americans for Tax Reform, and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., (right) join other anti-tax conservatives outside the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to speak out against the “Marketplace Fairness Act” championed by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers. (Peter Urban photo)</p>

Anti-tax conservatives slam Womack’s Internet sales tax bill

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 7:37pm

WASHINGTON — Anti-tax advocates stood outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday and slammed legislation sponsored by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, to require out-of-state merchants to collect sales tax...

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Two Democrats announce plans to run for lieutenant governor

Updated: Jun 17, 2013 6:14pm

LITTLE ROCK — A member of the powerful state Highway Commission and the president of the Little Rock School Board announced intentions Tuesday to seek the Democratic nomination for lieutenant...

Gun, ammo makers release ad supporting Pryor

Updated: Jun 11, 2013 4:39pm

WASHINGTON – Gun and ammunition makers have launched a radio advertising campaign in Arkansas supporting Sen. Mark Pryor and his vote against gun safety reforms that fellow Democrats proposed in...

Destructive fruit fly found on berries in several Arkansas counties

Updated: Jun 11, 2013 2:56pm

On May 22, the University of Arkansas Extension Service confirmed that the spotted wing drosophila fruit fly, or SWD, had been caught in traps set in Pope County, meaning the pest has made its...

<p>Craig Becker of Denver, left, talks with Dr. Nicholas Vogelzang at a Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada location during an appointment on Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas on May 29, 2013. Becker, who has prostate cancer, is being treated with a drug recently approved by the FDA in which Dr. Vogelzang was a principal investigator. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)</p>

Health Feature — Doctor drawing experimental cancer drugs to Las Vegas

Updated: Jun 10, 2013 7:53pm

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — It was the spring of 2012 and Lynn Leany, a 71-year-old Las Vegan who compared the pain of his cancer to having someone push an ice pick into your shins, figured it was time to...

SE Arkansas residents among Beebe appointments

Updated: Jun 10, 2013 7:36pm

LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe announced 47 appointments to state boards and commissions Monday, including three involving Southeast Arkansas residents.

Those appointed from Southeast...

AG sues pawn shop over title loan fees

Updated: Jun 10, 2013 7:25pm

LITTLE ROCK – The state attorney general’s office sued a Texarkana pawn shop Monday, alleging that it charges excessive interest rates on auto-title loans in violation of Arkansas law.

The...

Two school districts removed from fiscal-distress status

Updated: Jun 10, 2013 7:23pm

LITTLE ROCK — The state Board of Education on Monday removed the Bismarck and Cutter-Morning Star school districts from fiscal-distress status.

Both districts have corrected problems that...

Boozman, Pryor back 2013 Senate farm bill

Updated: Jun 10, 2013 7:21pm

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday approved a five-year farm bill that would eliminate direct payments to farmers in favor of a market-based risk management system.

Arkansas Sens. John...

Lawmakers to review scholarship programs

Updated: Jun 10, 2013 7:18pm

LITTLE ROCK — The state House and Senate education committees plan to conduct a comprehensive review of Arkansas’ college scholarship programs and the current funding shortfall affecting them,...

State officials pleased with insurance companies’ interest in exchange

Updated: Jun 08, 2013 3:00pm

LITTLE ROCK — As many as seven insurance companies could end up selling plans in Arkansas through the health insurance exchange in its first year, which would be good for consumers, according to...

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