Documents for March 2010

The statute that prevents Willard Proctor Jr. from ever again being an Arkansas judge is legal because it’s not a limit on every candidate for judge but rather a prohibition for those who have been determined unfit to hold the office, state attorneys argue in a motion filed Thursday.

Request for attorney general's opinion

DHS center corrective action plan

The Alexander Human Development Center’s corrective action plan.

Nation's Report Card

Reading scores for Arkansas’ 4th- and 8th-graders remained stagnant from 2007 to 2009, according to results released Wednesday from the nation's only nationally representative and continuing measure of student achievement, the National Assessment of Education Progress.

Proposed suit in LR School District case

Letter in LR School District case

State response to Department of Justice suit

Arrest affidavits for Timothy Ray Ballard

Arrest affidavit for Timothy Ray Ballard

Ballard incident report

Pope Benedict XVI's pastoral letter

DHS Quarterly Report

DHS Quarterly Report, last quarter of 2009

Proctor suit challenging law

Proctor simultaneously filed to run as a write-in candidate for his former post and brought suit against Secretary of State Charlie Daniels, challenging the constitutionality of Arkansas Code 16-10-410.

DOJ letters to investigate centers

The U.S. Department of Justice will inspect two residential facilities for the developmentally disabled next week, marking the first major step in the agency’s investigation of state-run human-development centers in Arkansas. Justice Department officials are to spend two days each at the Alexander and Arkadelphia human-development centers, Charlie Green of the Arkansas Department of Human Services said Thursday. It’s unclear if or when the federal agency will send teams to the centers in Booneville, Warren and Jonesboro.

Little Rock schools strategic plan

Adopting a reform-minded strategic plan is a painful but necessary step to boost student achievement in the struggling Little Rock School District, one of the plan’s authors said Thursday.

Housing market report

Housing market report for January

Health care bill amendments

The health-care reform bill the House is voting on was approved by the Senate in December, plus there is a separate package of “fixes” negotiated by the two chambers that is designed to make the bill more palatable to House Democrats. The measure would cover more than 32 million uninsured Americans, expand Medicaid eligibility, set up new insurance exchanges and require nearly everyone to carry insurance or pay a fine.

Lindsey bankruptcy

Lindsey detailed bankruptcy filing

Health care bill

The health-care reform bill the House is voting on was approved by the Senate in December, plus there is a separate package of “fixes” negotiated by the two chambers that is designed to make the bill more palatable to House Democrats. The measure would cover more than 32 million uninsured Americans, expand Medicaid eligibility, set up new insurance exchanges and require nearly everyone to carry insurance or pay a fine.

2010 Spring Depth Chart

The Razorbacks' pre-spring depth chart released March 17.

Arkadelphia center report

Alexander center reports, 1

Alexander center reports

Alexander center reports, 2

Arkansas School Choice opinion

Mercury polluters list

Southeast center report

Booneville center report

Jonesboro center report

Energy appliance list

Howell's request for reinstatement

Alexander center report

Engergy appliance retailers

Powerbar half marathon results

Oral contraception study

Auditing committee report

NLR restaurant tax report

Racial attitudes survey

This report summarizes the findings of the seventh annual survey by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) of racial attitudes in Pulaski County.

Cycle Breakers and Proctor responses

Motion to dismiss, Proctor

Highway Study

HIghway Department safety findings

Jones' execution stayed

A federal judge issued a stay Thursday for a man sentenced to die for the murder of a Bald Knob woman. The state attorney general’s office planned to appeal.

DHS reponse on centers

DHS response on centers

Bagenstos speech on disabled rights

The text of a speech by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Samuel R. Bagenstos of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in November 2009.

Perspectives on Reentry summary

Motion for injunction

Memo supporting motion for injunction

Howell's termination letter

Pine Bluff Police Chief John Howell's termination letter

Advisory opinion

Residential Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Status and Trends Through 2008

Operation Evil Eye indictment

Thirty-one people in Lonoke and Prairie counties have been indicted in a federal drug and weapons investigation. U.S. Attorney Jane Duke announced Wednesday in Little Rock that eight of the defendants were arrested and the rest would be summoned to appear in court.

Weiner, Harrisburg merger documents

On March 1, the Department of Education received a Petition for Voluntary Administrative Annexation of the Weiner School District into the Harrisburg School District. The Weiner School District is on the 2010 “Act 60” Consolidation List, meaning that the district must be consolidated with or annexed into one (1) or more districts as the district has fallen below 350 average daily student membership for both the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years. The current student population of the Weiner School District is 323 students (308 White, 11 Hispanic), and the current student population of the Harrisburg School District is 1,134 students (1,075 White, 29 Hispanic). Any annexation or consolidation involving the Weiner School District must be approved by the State Board of Education by May 1, 2010, to become effective as of July 1, 2010. The Weiner and Harrisburg School Districts are contiguous to each other. The Department has attached a copy of the Petition. Academic, demographic, standards for accreditation and fiscal information for the two (2) districts will be forwarded to the State Board separately when the information is available. An opinion has been requested from the Attorney General’s Office as to the segregative effect, if any, that would be caused to any school districts as a result of the proposed consolidation. The opinion will be forwarded to the State Board members separately when it is received.

Wickes, Van Cove merger documents

On January 28, the Department of Education received a Petition for Voluntary Consolidation of the Wickes School District with the Van Cove School District. Neither the Wickes School District nor the Van Cove School District are on the 2010 “Act 60” Consolidation List, which is comprised of districts that must be consolidated with or annexed into one (1) or more districts as the districts have fallen below 350 average daily student membership for both the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years. The current student population of the Wickes School District is 726 students (467 White, 232 Hispanic) and the current student population of the Van Cove School District is 435 students (398 White, 25 Hispanic). The Wickes and Van Cove School Districts are contiguous to each other. The Department has attached a copy of the Petition with attachments, as well as copies of academic demographic, standards for accreditation and fiscal information for the two (2) districts. An opinion has been requested from the Attorney General’s Office as to the segregative effect, if any, that would be caused to any school districts as a result of the proposed consolidation. The opinion is also attached.

Delight, Murfreesboro merger documents

On February 25, the Arkansas Department of Education received a Petition for Voluntary Administrative Annexation of the Delight School District into the Murfreesboro School District. The Delight School District is on the 2010 “Act 60” Consolidation List, meaning that the district must be consolidated with or annexed into one (1) or more districts as the district has fallen below 350 average daily student membership for both the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years. The current student population of the Murfreesboro School District is 545 students (482 White, 26 Hispanic, 24 African-American). Any annexation or consolidation involving the Delight School District must be approved by the State Board of Education by May 1, 2010, to become effective as of July 1, 2010. The Delight and Murfreesboro School Districts are contiguous to each other. The Department has attached a copy of the Petition with attachments. Academic, demographic, standards for accreditation and fiscal information for the two (2) districts will be forwarded to the State Board members separately when the information is available. An opinion has been requested from the Attorney General’s Office as to the segregative effect, if any, that would be caused to any school districts as a result of the proposed consolidation. The opinion will be forwarded to the State Board members separately when it is received.

City Attorney's opinion on fire chief

City Attorney's opinion in the promotion of Mark Mills to assistant fire chief

2010 Little Rock Marathon Results

Marathon Relay Results

Marathon Walkers Results

Half Marathon Results

Help Find the Missing Act/Billy's Law

Age group awards in 5K

Probable cause facts in 5 slain

Facts constituting probable cause in Garland County case of five slain

Affidavits in death of 5

Arrest affidavits in November slaying of five in Garland County

Dismissal of lawsuit against Game and Fish Commission

2010 5K results

Transfer order

Order to transfer

Brief in support of motion

Brief in support of motion for judgment

Motion for judgment in cockfighting

Motion for judgment on the pleadings

Cruelty suit

Lawsuit challenging constitutionality of law prohibiting ownership of fighting chickens

CBO analysis

Congressional Budget Office analysis

Affliliated Foods Martinez indictment

Two weeks after the former chief operating officer of the now-defunct Affiliated Foods Southwest Inc. admitted to operating a check-kiting scheme to keep the business afloat, a federal grand jury indicted the wholesale food distributor’s chief financial officer as well.