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FILE — Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is interviewed in North Little Rock, Ark. in 2010.
Halter announces plan to cover college tuition for state students
Former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter has announced a plan to cover complete college tuition for students graduating from high school and meeting minimum standards. Halter, a Democrat who unveiled the "Arkansas Promise" as his first policy announcement in his campaign for governor, said the initiative — mirr...
Monday’s inauguration all showbiz
When President Barack Obama raises his hand to take the oath of office Monday in a majestic inauguration ceremony, he’ll already be 24 hours into his second term.
Arkansas treasurer Shoffner resigns amid extortion charges
Arkansas' state treasurer has resigned after federal prosecutors accused her of taking cash payments from a broker who handled a large amount of the state's investment portfolio.
IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers' questions.
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About that Top 10
Reaction so far to the Top 10 legislator list: Not bad, people say, but Sen. Bryan King shouldn’t have been there, and instead, at 10th, I should have put either ...
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Zig Ziglar has died
One of the world’s most famous motivational speakers has died. Zig Ziglar was 86 years old. Ziglar’s Facebook page describes him as “The Undisputed King of Motivation, Inspiration and Education.” ...
