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The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Task Force voted unanimously on Tuesday to oppose two bills filed in the House of Representatives that would alter the …
by Bill Bowden March 29, 2023President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi early Sunday, making federal funding available to the areas hardest hit Friday night by a d…
by The Associated Press March 27, 2023A bill filed Friday would change the way Arkansas funds public schools, creating a new formula for how districts receive money from the state.
by Neal Earley March 26, 2023SEATTLE -- Shawn Lee, a high school social studies teacher in Seattle, wants to see lessons on the internet akin to a kind of 21st century driver's education, …
March 25, 2023A public school funding bill filed late Thursday calls for a per student increase for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic years.
by Neal Earley March 25, 2023WASHINGTON -- As military branches explore ways to attract people while struggling to meet recruitment expectations, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., wants defens…
by Alex Thomas March 24, 2023The federal lawsuit contending Summit Utilities Inc. overcharged customers and mismanaged billing practices was voluntarily dismissed Tuesday and the issue ins…
by Andrew Moreau March 23, 2023By KELVIN CHAN, HALEUYA HADERO and FARNOUSH AMIRI
by The Associated Press March 23, 2023CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in what authorities and scientists say is caused by floods and hot w…
by The Associated Press March 19, 2023Arkansas House Speaker Matthew Shepherd filed a bill on Thursday intended to protect consumers who shop online and on secondary markets for tickets to sporting…
by Will Langhorne March 18, 2023Attorney General Tim Griffin told state lawmakers on Wednesday that his office has determined his predecessor, Leslie Rutledge, spent more than $25 million in …
by Michael R. Wickline March 17, 2023A temporary restraining order that prevents Summit Utilities Inc. from shutting off gas service for nonpayment and bars the collection of late fees from custom…
by Andrew Moreau March 16, 2023A House committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would require written permission from parents before school employees could address students by their preferred …
by Michael R. Wickline March 15, 2023Now that Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' education overhaul is law, state lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Monday for four more days of meet…
by Michael R. Wickline March 13, 2023LAKE CITY, S.C. (AP) -- Prepping for his first trip out of the country, 28-year-old Zindell Brown of Lake City, South Carolina, had something more than nerves.…
by The Associated Press March 13, 2023