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LITTLE ROCK — The legislature convened the fiscal session and will spend the next month working on a $6.3 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The legislature has always …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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4/14/24
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Because I’m a professional practitioner of the pedagogical arts (known in some parts as fancy book learnin’), I’m privileged to enjoy a Spring Break holiday that usually falls …
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By JASE GRAVES
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4/14/24
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I’ve spent a lot of time on the couch. Not because I have therapy, but because I don’t have a bed. Where most children graduate from a little bed to a bigger one, I graduated to one of …
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By ALEXANDRA PASKHAVER
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4/14/24
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During my career as a late-in-life columnist, I have been blessed with the opportunity to chronicle three birthdays ending in zero. (My so-called “good” cholesterol has not exactly …
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By DANNY TYREE
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4/14/24
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“It wasn’t my fault the car in front of me hit me. I glanced at my text message for only a second when our bumpers collided.” “How could the car in front of you hit …
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TOM PURCELL
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4/14/24
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I've been on the road visiting with farmers, ranchers, foresters, rural community leaders and nutrition specialists since we began undertaking the daunting task of writing a new farm bill. At the …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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4/14/24
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LITTLE ROCK – Parents can now apply to the state Education Division for Education Freedom Accounts for next year. The application period began the first day of April. This school year about …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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4/10/24
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This week must have been especially rough for the people still living in the contaminated eastern Ohio town of East Palestine. On Tuesday, only hours after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore …
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By MICHAEL REAGAN
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4/7/24
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The welcome announcement arrived at dinnertime, and it was good for digestion. Top NBC executive Cesar Conde ate crow: “Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor…I approved (the …
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By DICK POLMAN
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4/7/24
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I just finished “Democracy in America,” which is a book by a Frenchman named Alexis de Tocqueville on… well, it’s in the title. To write this book, Tocqueville and his friend …
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By ALEXANDRA PASKHAVER
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4/7/24
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A recent Wall Street Journal article provided food for thought about the decibel levels in restaurants. According to the article, in 2023, audio data from the app SoundPrint found that 63 percent of …
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By DANNY TYREE
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4/7/24
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The 2024 Fiscal Session of the General Assembly will commence on April 10, 2024, at noon. Following the House's initial convening, there will be a brief recess before a Joint Session with the Senate …
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From REP. STEVEN WALKER
27th District
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4/7/24
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Investments by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) in Arkansas are helping promote growth and progress that improve quality of life across our state. Already this year, grants to …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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4/7/24
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Wise and witty thoughts are the only things that bring me any solace during tax-filing season — thoughts, such as these: “The best way to teach your kids about taxes is by eating 30% of …
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By TOM PURCEL
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4/7/24
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LITTLE ROCK — Several state agencies are preparing for increased traffic from out-of-state tourists who will drive to Arkansas on Monday, April 8, to view the solar eclipse. They’re …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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3/31/24
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This week must have been especially rough for the people still living in the contaminated eastern Ohio town of East Palestine. On Tuesday, only hours after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore …
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By MICHAEL REAGAN
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3/31/24
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With President Joe Biden’s approval ratings lodged stubbornly on the minus side – some by as much as 30 percent – his re-election campaign team seems to be teetering in the verge of …
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By CARL GOLDEN
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3/31/24
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When I hike to the end of a long trail and see a beautiful sunset or a sparkling river, a single thought always occurs to me: did I turn off the oven? My friends have dragged me out for hikes along …
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By ALEXANDRA PASKHAVER
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3/31/24
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You probably have quite a few co-workers with whom you exchange chitchat, banter and superficial observations on current events. (“I fervently believe both Hamas and Putin could be nullified …
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By DANNY TYREE
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3/31/24
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My 13-year-old goddaughter still can’t understand how telephone busy signals used to work. She can’t help it. At 13, she’s a member of the Gen Alpha generation, kids born between …
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By TOM PURCELL
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3/31/24
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