Arkansas Legislature

Ex-president of Arkansas college gets 3 years for role in kickback scheme FAYETTEVILLE -- Former Ecclesia College President Oren Paris III received a three-year prison sentence Wednesday for a kickback scheme the prosecutor and judge ... by Doug Thompson - September 13, 2018

Sports complex let off hook on repaying city; state senator behind project convicted of fraud A Sebastian County Circuit Court jury decided Tuesday that a sports complex project headed by former state Sen. Jake Files and Lee Webb will not have to repay F... by Dave Hughes - September 12, 2018

State panel takes up gun-control proposals Republicans in the Legislature appeared more amenable Monday to legislation allowing for the temporary judicial confiscation of guns than to raising the minimum... by John Moritz - September 11, 2018

Former Arkansas senator convicted in kickbacks case projected affluent ruse As a state senator, Jon Woods had the best lodgings at the Capitol Hill Apartments in Little Rock, his rooms bestrewn with costly sports memorabilia, according ... by Doug Thompson - September 9, 2018

Arkansas cafe, college go on but shine dimmer after 2 leaders' guilty pleas Two longstanding family establishments might outlast the public corruption scandal that brought convictions of their current or former leaders. by Dan Holtmeyer - September 9, 2018

Arkansas Teacher Retirement System's investments rise $1.22B in fiscal 2018 Buoyed by rising stock markets, the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System's investments increased in value by $1.22 billion last fiscal year to reach $17.3 billion... by Michael R. Wickline - September 8, 2018

Former Arkansas senator gets 18 years in prison in graft case Former state Sen. Jon Woods was sentenced to 18 years and four months in federal prison Wednesday for directing state grant money to companies in return for kic... by Doug Thompson - September 6, 2018

Sentence in former Arkansas senator's graft case out today Defense attorneys argued from the beginning that the government was withholding evidence in the kickback case involving former state Sen. Jon Woods, according t... by Doug Thompson - September 5, 2018

5 deaths at maximum-security prison in Arkansas at heart of legislative hearing State Sen. Joyce Elliott repeated her calls Tuesday for an outside and independent audit of the state's prison system, after several top officials with the Depa... by John Moritz - September 5, 2018

Legislator stalls 20 UA colleges projects after campus didn’t hire job candidate he favored After the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville didn't hire his favored candidate for a job, a state lawmaker secured a legislative panel's delay in considering ... by Michael R. Wickline - August 19, 2018

Arkansas higher ed board recommends increase in funding for state's colleges, universities FAYETTEVILLE — State funding to public colleges and universities would increase overall by 1.34 percent to $563.4 million in the next fiscal year based on calcu... by Jaime Adame - July 27, 2018

Plan advancing for change to Arkansas' scrap-tire system Lawmakers will hear a proposal today to implement a new scrap tire system designed to increase oversight of tire programs that receive grants and to reduce tire... by Emily Walkenhorst - July 2, 2018

Tobacco-tax increase in Arkansas pitched to raise $121M a year Lawmakers should raise the state's tax on cigarettes by $1.50 a pack and use the added revenue of $121 million a year to help offset smoking-related costs and p... by Michael R. Wickline - June 21, 2018

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