Former Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Bobby Petrino will be named head coach at Western Kentucky, according to USA Today.
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House Speaker-elect Davy Carter talks Medicaid, taxes
House Speaker-elect Rep. Davy Carter sat down for an interview with Talk Business last night.
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New DHS projections on impact of Medicaid expansion could see more light as legislative session approaches
The Department of Human Services will be more vocal about their updated projections on the amount of money Arkansas stands to gain from Medicaid expansion as we get closer to the legislative session in January, DHS Director John Selig says.
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Arkansas gets more help from Medicaid expansion than most blue states
The Washington Post still has Arkansas as a strong “yes” on their Medicaid Expansion scorecard, though this time they acknowledge that they’re basing their tally on governor preference.
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Arkansas Supreme Court upholds FOI law
The Arkansas Supreme Court today upheld the state’s Freedom of Information law, overturning a lower court that had ruled part of the law unconstitutional.
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Track listing announced for “West of Memphis” soundtrack
Legacy Records announced the track listing this weekend for the soundtrack to “West of Memphis,” a documentary on the West Memphis Three that will be released nationally on Christmas day.
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National media eyes Medicaid expansion debate in Arkansas
Yesterday’s look at the upcoming debates in state legislatures over Medicaid expansion in the Washington Post highlighted Arkansas as a key battleground state.
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Sen. Pryor to host Twitter Town Hall on fiscal cliff
With even the Pope now joining the twitterverse, I am apparently the last person remaining without an account.
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Arkansas spends $431 million per year on corporate welfare
This impressively researched interactive map from the New York Times examines the $90 billion in business incentives provided by cities, counties and states across the country.
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Without Medicaid expansion, gov.-subsidized health insurance will be ‘upside down’
As we noted on Friday, no matter how much Sen. Jason Rapert, Rep. Nate Bell, and other Republican lawmakers don’t like the health-insurance exchange, it’s coming to Arkansas.