“PBMs have been allowed to skirt the law for too long,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a news release. “Today my administration is taking an important step to holding Big Pharma accountable. We must make sure that our most vulnerable populations are protected and that starts with enforcing the law.”
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Judicial races offered some of the only surprises on Arkansas’s election night
Some of the outcomes in Tuesday’s judicial races were unexpected.
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Three Pulaski County circuit judges are running for lower-court positions
Question: Who would ever ask voters to demote them to a lower office? Answer: Two judges who would lose their retirement benefits if they sought re-election instead and a younger judge who says he needs a new challenge.
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Up and down the ballot, judicial races could create openings for the governor to fill
Several of the races we’ve looked at could create an opening for Gov. Sanders to appoint someone to fill vacant seats in 2025.
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UPDATE: Candidates begin filing for judicial races
Judicial candidates could file in September by submitting petitions. Filing opens at 3 p.m. today for candidates filing by paying a filing fee.
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Little Rock attorney Cortinez announces race for judge
Little Rock attorney Robert Cortinez announced yesterday he is running for the seat occupied by Judge Mackie Pierce.
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Little Rock attorney Ware announces race for circuit judge
Little Rock attorney Brooke Augusta Ware announced her candidacy today for the Pulaski County Circuit Court judgeship being vacated by Judge Mackie Pierce.
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Two more candidates announce for judicial races
Judicial races continue to take shape as two more candidates announced for Little Rock District Court and the Arkansas Court of Appeals yesterday.
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George Floyd videographer wins Pulitzer recognition
A deserved award reflects changing nature of what constitutes journalism.
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Who’s a journalist? The videographer of George Floyd’s murder? Bloggers? A poor call by Judge Mackie Pierce raises questions
Are bloggers journalists? How about street videographers? A Little Rock court ruling called this question wrong.