Accused of making drunken murder threats, the chief is out of a job and facing felony charges.
Matt Campbell
Your friendly neighborhood word-slinger
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National media, voting advocates react to ‘catastrophic’ ruling in Arkansas redistricting case
Reaction to yesterday’s Eighth Circuit decision in a Voting Rights Act case out of Arkansas has been far-reaching and almost entirely opposed to the court’s conclusion.
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Appeals court sides with Arkansas federal judge on restricting Voting Rights Act lawsuits
An appeal to the Supreme Court seems likely, given that today’s outcome appears to put this case at odds with decisions in other circuits and prior Supreme Court decisions, including a recent voting rights case in Alabama.
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Sarah Sanders, who denied clemency to an innocent man, to pardon a turkey today
A silly holiday photo op has a small amount of political value for Sanders, while allowing a sliver of grace and humanity to a man who the justice system failed decades ago does not.
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Sanders’ private Razorback party at the Governor’s Mansion cost $13,000, covered by public funds
Arkansas taxpayers ponied up $13K for Sarah Sanders’ private “Undefeated” football season kickoff party at the Governor’s Mansion. Razorbacks are currently 3-7, and Sanders is not exactly racking up the W’s, either.
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Legislative committee approves a request to examine Arkansas PBS spending
A request to delve into the Arkansas PBS books came from Rep. Jeff Wardlaw (R-Hermitage) and Sen. Terry Rice (R-Waldron). Wardlaw said Arkansas PBS had violated certain state procurement rules.
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Goodbye, AMI; snow days are back
According to an October 26 opinion from Attorney General Tim Griffin, AMI days will “probably not” count “toward the 178 days or 1,068 hours of ‘on-site, in-person instruction’ required for a school district to be eligible to receive LEARNS funds for teacher salary increases.” That means most school districts will likely elect not to use them.
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Arkansas sheriff posts Facebook ad offering illegally modified truck
Sharp County Sheriff Shane Russell described the truck as “deleted and tuned” in a Facebook ad, meaning its emissions control system has been removed or modified.
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Slideshow: 215 registered for the ballot by the end of Arkansas’s opening filing day
We count 85 Republicans, 39 Democrats and one independent so far in races for various Arkansas House, Senate, federal and constitutional offices. The largest group of candidates are here for the nonpartisan judicial races, where 90 are signed up.
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State tax revenue collection declined again in October
Four months into the fiscal year, the state has collected $73.1 million less in gross general revenue compared to the same time period last year — a decrease of 2.6%.