Documents for May 2010

Brief in support of motion to enforce 1989 settlement agreement

Brief in support of the Little Rock School District's motion to enforce 1989 settlement agreement

Little Rock School Districts's motion to enforce 1989 settlement agreement

Updated Analysis of Racial Segregation in Pulaski County Charter and Traditional Public Schools

Updated Analysis of Racial Segregation in Pulaski County Charter and Traditional Public Schools, by UA's Office for Education Policy

Judge rules Conway suit to stay intact

The federal judge hearing a case against the Conway Human Development Center denied on Thursday a request by the U.S. Department of Justice to consolidate part of that lawsuit with another one focusing on Arkansas’ entire system of care for the developmentally disabled.

Puppy stabbed police report

A homeless man used a kitchen knife to stab the throat of a puppy, killing it, as he burglarized a southwest Little Rock house early Wednesday, taking only a deck of cards and a ball cap emblazoned with a skull, police said.

Kane Ohio incident report

The 16-year-old involved in the murder of two West Memphis police officers considered shooting law enforcement personnel in the past, according to a statement his sister gave Ohio police.

State response to DHS suit

The Department of Human Services accused federal officials of violating their own policies when they filed a lawsuit against Arkansas’ six state-run centers for the developmentally disabled without first trying to negotiate improvements with state leaders.

Entergy settlement

All parties in Entergy Arkansas’ rate case have again agreed to a $73.8 million increase in annual revenue. And again the increase will nonetheless mean lower bills for residential customers of the biggest electricity provider in the state.

FBI Crime Statistics 2009

Craig report, arrest affidavit

Little Rock District Judge Alice Lightle set bail at $1 million Tuesday morning for the man accused of shooting his girlfriend and stuffing her corpse in a city-owned trash bin in Boyle Park.

Scholars announce college plans

High-ranking graduates announce their future plans

Jim Huff affidavit

Probable cause affidavit filed against Jim Huff.

Letter of recommendation for Nan Plummer

Belinda Shults, President of the Arkansas Arts Center Board of Trustees, letter of reference for former Arts Center Executive Director Nan Plummer.

Plummer Separation Agreement

Former Arkansas Arts Center Director Nan Plummer’s separation agreement.

Letter from Nan Plummer

A letter from Nan Plummer describing her experience at the Arkansas Arts Center

2009 assault incident report

June 2009 incident report for assault in which Jim Huff was a suspect.

Little Rock School District filing against charter schools

Attempted kidnapping police report

Little Rock Police Department incident report for May 16 home invasion attack at 412 Shamrock

Ruling on Old St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church

Investigative report on Pulaski County Special School District

IRS interim report on colleges, universities

IRS releases interim report on nonprofit colleges and universities compliance project

Opinion on Muhammad defense

Arkansas Supreme Court opinion ruling the state must pay certain defense costs for Abdulhakim Muhammad even though he is represented by a private attorney hired by his parents.

Nine sites put on "endangered" list

Each May during Arkansas Heritage Month and National Preservation Month, the Alliance announces its Most Endangered Historic Places list. This year’s theme of Arkansas Heritage Month is “Roads Less Traveled: The Enduring Heritage of Rural Arkansas.”

Twin Rivers suit

A nonprofit group representing Twin Rivers School District parents filed a lawsuit Thursday asking for a judge to void the State Board of Education’s vote to close the school district due to academic problems

SWEPCO court ruling

Arkansas Supreme Court opinion ruling the approval process for SWEPCO's Hempstead County power plant was unlawful.

Sales tax summary

Public Service Commission filing

Entergy's PSC filing

Les Wyatt resignation letter

Complaint filed against state over DHS centers

Hundreds of deveolpmentally disabled people are illegally segregated in large state institutions, in part because Arkansas doesn’t have the kind of community-based services these people need, a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday alleges.

Ruling in boy's murder case

Supreme Court ruling ordering a new trial for a Camden boy who was convicted of killing his sister when he was 12.

DHS filing May 5

The U.S. Department of Justice says Arkansas’ entire system for serving people with developmental disabilities is out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and began laying the groundwork Wednesday for filing a lawsuit later this week against all six of the state facilities serving those individuals.

DHS 2nd filing May 5

The U.S. Department of Justice says Arkansas’ entire system for serving people with developmental disabilities is out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and began laying the groundwork Wednesday for filing a lawsuit later this week against all six of the state facilities serving those individuals.

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