New Tennessee child abuse law
This law made the abuse of fetuses a crime under state law in Tennessee and allows the state to prosecute mothers who give birth to drug-addicted babies.
State objects to legal team's request in desegregation case
The state of Arkansas objects to a request for $3.3 million in state-paid fees to the legal team that represents black students in the ongoing Pulaski County school desegregation lawsuit.
Exxon Mobil remedial work plan proposal
Exxon Mobil disclosed in a federally filed report that it had been unable to determine what accelerated the the growth of manufacturing-defect cracks that caused the Pegasus pipeline to rupture last year in Mayflower.
2013-15 State aid adjustments for school buildings
The Arkansas Commission for Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation on Wednesday approved a $2.3 million upward adjustment in state funding for school building projects that were previously approved for the 2013-15 biennium.
