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Arkansas' Latest Home Sales Report Called "Outstanding"

Whether it's to live in or simply an investment, many Arkansans are buying up houses. Arkansas realtors had an "outstanding" month according to a new report released today by the ...

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Arkansas Revenues Up in March, Ahead of Forecast

Arkansas’ revenues in March were ahead of last year and beat official projections, as the state saw increases in nearly all major tax collections, the state’s finance office said on ...

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Rockefeller's '68 memorial of King commemorated

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Civil rights leaders who organized a 1968 memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Arkansas Capitol steps days after his killing are celebrating that event as a ...

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What "Common Core" Means for Education in Arkansas

Something new is replacing the long-criticized No Child Left Behind and benchmark tests that have been in place to measure how well Arkansas students are learning.It's called "common ...

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McDaniel certifies ethics measure's language

-; Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has cleared the way for supporters of a campaign finance and ethics reform measure to begin gathering signatures to appear on the November ballot. On ...

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Former President Bill Clinton in Fayetteville April 15th

Former President Bill Clinton will be back home later this month for a Fayetteville event.He will visit the University of Arkansas on April 15th as the inaugural speaker of the Dale and Betty ...

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Bald Knob's Police Chief Suspended

The Chief of Police in Bald Knob (White County) has been suspended amid rumors about showing favoritism.The city council made the decision on Chief Tim Sanford Monday night.Suspended along with him ...

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Arkansas' Petrino returns to practice

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Bobby Petrino walked slower than normal, his face swollen and red. You couldn't miss the white brace around the Arkansas coach's ...

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Bald Knob Cash Bingo Ban

A bingo ban in Bald Knob is causing some controversy in the White County town.Mayor Doyle Wallace tells KARK 4 that the city council voted unanimously on Monday to discontinue Tuesday night bingo ...

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Synthetic Marijuana Bust In Lonoke County

"It's not worth it. And I don't like it, I don't want to be around no one that's on it," said Pat, a manager at the Tobacco Outlet at Sherwood. Little Rock police ...

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AR Court of Appeals Uphold Columbia County Alcohol Ruling

The Arkansas Court of Appeals today ruled a restaurant in Magnolia can sell alcohol, despite the fact that it is in a dry county. Magnolia is in Columbia County. The state's Court Of Appeals ...

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Nobles drops from Arkansas basketball team

Anderson said in a news release that he wishes Nobles the best as he continues to pursue basketball and work toward his college degree. Nobles said in the release that after speaking with Anderson ...

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Nobles out of Razorbacks basketball

The Associated Press Arkansas' Julysses Nobles (23) drives around South Carolina's R.J. Slawson (33) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fayetteville, Ark., ...

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Campaign Finance Reform in Arkansas Enters a New Phase

Disallow direct corporate and union contributions to state political campaigns, aligning Arkansas state law with current Federal Election Commission ...

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District pinning hopes on tax vote

Residents of the Cutter Morning Star School District in Garland County will vote Tuesday on a 1 mill propertytax increase that, if it passes, would allow the district to restructure bonds, pay off ...

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Melbourne, college seek 1% sales tax for projects

Ozarka College and Melbourne will ask voters Tuesday to approve a 1 percent sales tax to support facilities projects at the two-year campus, and economic development and street maintenance for the ...

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UA fundraising ‘science and an art,’ Gearhart says

Credit: BETH HALL Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BETH HALL B. Alan Sugg, president of the University of Arkansas System, speaks Wednesday afternoon in front of the Univesity House on Maple Street in ...

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Crawford gives ‘pork’ a rethink

Arkansas Republican U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, who took a "no pork pledge" as a candidate, said Friday that budget earmarks, often derided as "pork-barrel spending," should make a ...

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10 years after Walton gift, fundraising is ‘fabric’ of UA

MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities say they've found the bodies of 167 people in a southern Mexican cave, and forensic experts believe the remains are at least 50 years ...

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County Eyes Insurance Increase

More than 900 Washington County employees and family members will learn this week if they'll see higher health insurance premiums and fees, officials ...

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