Politico has a fascinating excerpt from Washington Post style reporter Ben Terris’ forthcoming book, “The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind,” all about Pine Bluff native Jamarcus Purley.
Lindsey Millar
Lindsey Millar is the editor of the Arkansas Times and the founder of the Arkansas Nonprofit News Network.
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Tom Cotton files legislation aimed at banning drag shows on military bases
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, taking a break from defending Harlan Crow, the billionaire bankrolling Justice Clarence Thomas, has filed a stupid new bill that’s transparently nothing more than an excuse for him to go on TV and talk about the evils of drag shows.
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Pine Bluff voters narrowly reject sales tax proposals
Pine Bluff voters narrowly voted against two sales tax proposals on Tuesday. One would have created a permanent 3/8th-cent tax to benefit the city’s police and fire departments, and the other would have extended a 5/8th-cent sales tax that benefits the nonprofit Go Forward Pine Bluff’s economic development efforts.
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Asa Hutchinson the rare Republican to condemn Trump following sexual abuse conviction
Asa Hutchinson, who’s staking his long-shot presidential bid on there being a lane in the Republican Party for an anti-Trump candidate, was one of the few national GOP figures to condemn Donald Trump after Trump was found liable for sexual abuse by a jury.
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State gambling/marijuana/alcohol regulator announces retirement
Mike Moore, who oversees regulation of medical marijuana, casino gambling and racing and tobacco sales and alcohol enforcement in the state, announced his forthcoming retirement last week.
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Rapert’s association hosting a tent revival at Liberty University
In a release announcing the event, Rapert contends, “The NACL is one of the strongest forces for good in the United States since the American Revolution.”
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Almost 73,000 Medicaid beneficiaries lost coverage in April, mostly because of paperwork issues
Nearly 73,000 Arkansans lost Medicaid coverage in April as the state rushes through eligibility reviews following the end of the federal public health emergency, which required states to pause removing beneficiaries from Medicaid rolls in most instances.
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Reward increased to $15,000 for info on killing of four bald eagles in northern Arkansas
The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity has kicked into the reward fund for information leading to a conviction in the investigation into the killing of four bald eagles near Pyatt (Marion County). The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have said the birds were likely shot between mid-January and mid-February. They were discovered Feb. 13. State and federal authorities had already offered a $5,000 reward for info.
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Arkansas Children’s Hospital plans major expansion
Arkansas Children’s Hospital plans to spend $318 million on a system-wide expansion, the hospital announced on Friday. The expansion plan, expected to take eight years, will include new construction and renovation.