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S Retirement system gains $856 million


Posted: November 7, 2009 4:15 a.m.

The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System’s investments jumped $856 million in value to $9.66 billion last quarter as the system reaped the benefits of a rebound in the stock markets, the system’s investment consultant said.
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S Pension-system board OKs sale of land in LR

Deal one of several real-estate moves


Posted: November 5, 2009 4:49 a.m.

The trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System on Wednesday signed off on selling 18 acres in west Little Rock to Southwest Power Pool Inc. for $4 million as a possible site for the pool’s headquarters.
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S Lottery sales hit $48 million

2nd Arkansan wins $100,000; he buys an ’05 pickup


Posted: November 5, 2009 4:39 a.m.

The Arkansas lottery sold $48 million in tickets and paid out $30 million in prizes during its first five weeks, lottery spokesman Julie Baldridge said Monday.
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S State revenue falls in October

Decline is 7.4% from year ago


Posted: November 4, 2009 5:51 a.m.

State general revenue fell $31.6 million in October compared with October 2008, the 10th month in the past 11 in which tax collections dropped in comparison with a year earlier, according to data released Tuesday by the state.
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S October revenue less than forecast

Corporate taxes blamed for dip


Posted: November 3, 2009 5 a.m.

State general revenue in October was about $18 million or $19 million below the state’s new, lowered forecast, Gov. Mike Beebe said Monday.
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S Arkansas powers way into big-time jackpot


Posted: November 1, 2009 9:28 a.m.

Arkansas’ lottery plunged into selling tickets to the Powerball multimillion-dollar jackpot Saturday night, joining 30 other states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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S Powerball rolling out Saturday

Retailers offer tips on playing


Posted: October 30, 2009 6:08 a.m.

Powerball ticket sales are to begin Saturday night in Arkansas’ lottery, and some retailers have created their own displays to help customers learn how to play the multistate game that carries a minimum jackpot of $20 million.
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S Tyson honors longtime worker for food bank

Beebe praises her volunteerism


Posted: October 29, 2009 3:33 a.m.

Tyson Foods Inc. on Wednesday donated more than 15 tons of chicken in a truck to the Arkansas Foodbank Network to honor an Arkadelphia woman who has worked for Southwest Arkansas Foodbank.
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S Powerball plans promotions before inaugural sales


Posted: October 28, 2009 3:11 a.m.

Big red balls will be used over the next few days to help promote the Arkansas lottery’s move into the multistate Powerball game, and there’ll be a party about it this weekend.
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S Beebe pushes for look at alternatives to jailing


Posted: October 28, 2009 3:01 a.m.

Gov. Mike Beebe has urged state prison and law enforcement officials, judges and prosecutors to consider “new and existing ideas to punish people beyond traditional incarceration,” particularly for nonviolent offenders, a spokesman for the governor said Tuesday.
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