Arkansas’s Republican-controlled state government plans to dole out $500,000 to churches of its choosing for security grants. The program is scheduled to begin taking applications on Jan. 1, but no rules have been set for the program.
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Newsweek provides more distressing details on in-custody death of Paragould man
Inmates who either saw the boxing match or witnessed the care Price received from jail and medical staff told Newsweek he was left moaning and crying for help for hours.
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Attorney General rejects first try at FOIA constitutional amendment
Griffin’s office said Monday that Arkansas Citizens for Transparency’s proposal was full of “potential ambiguities” and failed to include the “full text” of the measure.
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Newsweek paints bleak picture of Arkansas’s justice system in reporting on Paragould man’s jail death
Marshall Ray Price was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing 366 grams of kratom that he purchased at a convenience store in Missouri, where the herb is sold legally.
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Horse-racing season begins today at Oaklawn
Gates open at 11 a.m., and post time for today’s first race is at 12:30 p.m. Races run nearly every weekend between now and early May.
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Springdale mother seeks Supreme Court review in case over cop’s heavy-handed stop of two teens
A Springdale cop stopped Pollreis’s two sons, 14 and 12, ordered them to lie on the ground, and held them at gunpoint in the mistaken belief that the boys were two men who had fled on foot after being stopped by police nearby.
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For $50K, you can duck around with Sarah Sanders and the GOP governors association
Because money can get tight around the holiday season, the RGA also has a $25K option for those trying to save a little cash.
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Ark. Supreme Court rebukes circuit judge, removes him from case against Morton-owned nursing home
After nine years and five separate appeals, the underlying case has yet to reach trial, and yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling seems likely to extend the delay. One hopes the decision was about the best interests of justice and not merely the result of some judicial gavel-measuring contest.
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Arkansas congressional delegation reacts to expulsion of George Santos
Two of Arkansas’s congressmen voted to expel George Santos, one voted not to, and one voted “present.” Three of them issued statements afterward, explaining their votes.
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USDA’s new plant hardiness maps ‘won’t change much’ for Arkansas growers, UA professor says
Scientists caution that the change in the USDA maps may be driven as much by data collection methods as it is by a warming climate.