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Governor’s appointments
Arkansas Online Stories: Arkansas
Feb 01Gov. Mike Beebe has made these appointments, he announced Monday: Benny Magness, Gassville, reappointed to the Board of Corrections for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. »
'Significant' jobs announcement set for Mulberry
Arkansas Online Stories: Arkansas
Jan 30Gov. Mike Beebe is scheduled to help announce a new investment in Mulberry that will create jobs, officials said Monday. »
Kensett blaze damages building
Arkansas Online Stories: Arkansas
Jan 30A fire in downtown Kensett destroyed an apartment, a courtroom and the Kensett City Council chambers Sunday, the Kensett police chief said. »
Fire in Kensett Destroys City Hall, 3 Other Buildings
Arkansas Matters News
Jan 30A Sunday afternoon fire destroyed nearly an entire block of downtown Kensett, including City Hall. »
Train, vehicle collide at Beebe railroad crossing
NWA Online - News
Jan 29A train collided with a vehicle in White County, authorities said. »
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Legislators discuss pay raise for state employees
Arkansas Times Arkansas Blog
Feb 01A couple of key legislators yesterday didn't rule out a search for money to give a small pay raise to state employees next year. Gov. Mike Beebe has said there isn't room in the budget. There were no COLAs this year. Sounds like faith-based budgeting. ... »
Tuesday topics
Arkansas Times Arkansas Blog
Jan 31The line is open. Closing out: * RECOMMENDED READING: Robert Johnston recommends a moving article on a homeless veteran of the war in Afghanistan, published a while back in the New York Times. The vet is wary of being seen in Silicon Valley with the ge... »
New Soybean Processing Jobs Coming To Mulberry
Arkansas News Political Buzz
Jan 31Gov. Mike Beebe (D) and local business leaders announced that JYC International, a manufacturer and distributor of Asian packaged foods, will locate a facility in Mulberry, Arkansas (Crawford Co.) and hire 51 new workers. American Vegetable Soybean and... »
Financial disclosures going on-line
Arkansas Times Arkansas Blog
Jan 31Today's the deadline for Arkansas elected officials to file statements of financial interest. They are filed on paper with the secretary of state, which has already posted those from several state constitutional officers on-line. Others will filter in.... »
The Republican fight against birth control
Arkansas Times Arkansas Blog
Jan 30Catholic institutions will resist the Obama administration decision that birth control is preventive medicine and thus must be covered by group health insurance plans. The institutions will fight this as an incursion on religion. This is a tough issue.... »