Stories by Joseph Flaherty
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Little Rock City Manager Moore dies at 57 after 2 decades as top municipal administrator
Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore, the city's top administrator for the past two decades, has died, according to a statement issued by the city on Saturday.
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Measure to purchase Riverdale property for new Central Arkansas Water headquarters pulled from agenda
At the request of the utility's chief executive officer, Central Arkansas Water's board of commissioners on Thursday did not take up a draft resolution meant t…
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Little Rock airport commissioners approve changes to second of two agreements for legal counsel
Members of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission on Thursday voted to amend an agreement for legal counsel after changes to a separate agreement were ap…
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Effort to craft master plan for downtown Little Rock kicks off with open house
Officials kicked off an effort to craft a master plan for downtown Little Rock that is meant to guide future decision-making with an open house at the Mosaic T…
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Central Arkansas Water seeks to purchase office in Riverdale neighborhood and vacate East Capitol Avenue headquarters
Central Arkansas Water officials are seeking to vacate the James T. Harvey Administration Building on East Capitol Avenue in downtown Little Rock and relocate …
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LITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: More money for Interstate Park roadway | West Central property purchase approved
Interstate Park road funds added
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Settlement unlikely in lawsuit against Arkansas State Police officials from man injured by bean bag round, filings say
Reaching a settlement in a Little Rock man's lawsuit against Arkansas State Police officials appears to be "unlikely," an attorney for the plaintiff said in a …
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Little Rock city board votes to establish new Public Safety Commission
The Little Rock Board of Directors at a meeting on Monday voted to create a new Public Safety Commission that is envisioned as a clearinghouse for community me…
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Little Rock city board votes to establish new Public Safety Commission
The Little Rock Board of Directors at a meeting on Monday voted to create a new Public Safety Commission that is envisioned as a clearinghouse for community me…
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Little Rock city board approves expanded boundaries of River Market entertainment district
Members of the Little Rock Board of Directors during a meeting on Monday voted to expand the boundaries of the permanent entertainment district in the city's R…
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Library system seeks $1.5M from donors to add to budget for Main Library overhaul
The Central Arkansas Library System is seeking to raise approximately $1.5 million through a fundraising campaign to supplement the budget for the upcoming ove…
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Central Arkansas Library System seeks $1.5M from donors to supplement budget for Main Library overhaul
The Central Arkansas Library System is aiming to raise approximately $1.5 million through a fundraising campaign to supplement the budget for the upcoming over…
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Wild bat captured at Little Rock Zoo tests positive for rabies
A wild bat captured on Saturday at the Little Rock Zoo later tested positive for rabies at the Arkansas Department of Health's Glen F. Baker Public Health Labo…
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Four new members expected to join Little Rock housing authority’s board in wake of expulsions of chairman, vice chair
With two Little Rock housing commissioners ousted as of Tuesday and two others set to exit, four new faces are expected to join the five-seat board of the city…
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Little Rock housing authority notified of HUD’s intent to revoke Rental Assistance Demonstration agreements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is preparing to revoke agreements with the Little Rock public housing authority for Rental Assistance Demo…
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Little Rock city board ousts 2 commissioners from panel that oversees public housing authority
The Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday voted to remove two members of the panel that oversees the city's public housing authority after extensive financ…
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Little Rock housing authority notified of HUD's intent to revoke Rental Assistance Demonstration agreements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is preparing to revoke agreements with the Little Rock public housing authority for Rental Assistance Demo…
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LITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Wastewater panel approves Design Group contract | Utility hires new chief legal officer
Water utility OKs marketing contract
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Little Rock city attorney requests financial records from housing authority and affiliated nonprofit
Little Rock City Attorney Tom Carpenter made a verbal request for records pursuant to the state's open-records law during the monthly meeting of the Little Roc…
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Little Rock city attorney requests financial records from housing authority and affiliated nonprofit
Little Rock City Attorney Tom Carpenter made a verbal request for records on behalf of the city pursuant to the state's open-records law during the monthly mee…
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Little Rock city attorney encourages city board members to attend upcoming housing authority board meeting
Little Rock City Attorney Tom Carpenter on Tuesday encouraged members of the Little Rock Board of Directors to appear before the Metropolitan Housing Alliance'…
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Little Rock city board approves spending tied to board room renovations, new courthouse and port supersite
Members of the Little Rock Board of Directors during a meeting Tuesday adopted measures clearing the way for more renovations to the City Hall board room and p…
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Little Rock city attorney encourages city board members to attend upcoming housing authority board meeting
Little Rock City Attorney Tom Carpenter on Tuesday encouraged members of the Little Rock Board of Directors to appear before the Metropolitan Housing Alliance'…
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More renovations expected before Little Rock city board will return to City Hall for meetings
Additional renovations will have to be performed before members of the Little Rock Board of Directors can return to the City Hall boardroom in the wake of the …
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LITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Measures tied to new courthouse, port supersite expected to go before city board
New court facility on board's agenda
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Little Rock airport commissioners vote to amend agreement for legal counsel before attorneys join Rose Law Firm
Members of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission voted to amend an agreement for legal counsel during a very brief special-called meeting on Thursday af…
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3 Little Rock housing commissioners get notice of potential removal
Three commissioners on the Metropolitan Housing Alliance’s board were formally notified on Thursday that votes on their removal have been scheduled for Sept. 2…
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3 Little Rock housing commissioners decline mayor’s request to resign, setting up potential removal hearings
Three commissioners on the Little Rock public housing authority's board declined to resign on Wednesday when asked to do so by Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr…
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Little Rock mayor to seek resignation of commissioners who oversee public housing authority following HUD scrutiny
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. will request the resignation of all five members of the Little Rock public housing authority's board of commissioners, he sai…
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Little Rock mayor to ask for resignations of housing authority commissioners
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. said Tuesday he plans to request the resignation of all five members of the Little Rock public housing authority’s board of c…
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U.S. Rep. French Hill requests answers from HUD secretary on oversight of Little Rock public housing authority
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., on Thursday sent a letter to the head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development seeking information about HUD's ov…
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Little Rock should demand that housing authority sever ties to nonprofit, city attorney says
The city of Little Rock should demand that the Little Rock public housing authority immediately sever all relations with an affiliated nonprofit entity, among …
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Little Rock should demand that housing authority sever ties to nonprofit, city attorney says
Little Rock City Attorney Tom Carpenter in an email on Thursday told city officials that the city should demand that the Little Rock public housing authority s…
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Little Rock public housing authority’s board meets with HUD officials to discuss next steps following ‘troubled’ designation
The Little Rock public housing authority's board of commissioners met with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials on Wednesday to discuss t…
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Damaging HUD report on Little Rock public housing authority cites management lapses and questionable expenses
A damaging report issued to the Little Rock public housing authority by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday identified lapses in man…
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Kathy Webb to step down as head of Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
Kathy Webb, the chief executive officer of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance since 2012, will step down at the end of January, the organization announced on …
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HUD issues damaging report to Little Rock public housing authority
The Little Rock public housing authority is facing additional pressure from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to correct problems as a resul…
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Two Texarkana residents killed in wreck near Hope
Two residents of Texarkana were killed in a car wreck near Hope on Sunday night that also left a minor injured, according to an Arkansas State Police prelimina…
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LITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Damaged fire station to be razed | Main Street Food Truck Festival set for Sept. 17
Fire station razing on board's agenda
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Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. to pursue sales tax increase in 2024, forgoing November referendum
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. plans to pursue a November 2024 referendum on a proposed sales-tax increase instead of a citywide vote this November or next …
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Main branch of Central Arkansas Library in downtown Little Rock closes for overhaul
The Main Library of the Central Arkansas Library System closed to the public today for extensive renovations that will keep the downtown Little Rock branch clo…
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Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. to pursue sales tax increase in 2024, forgoing November referendum
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. plans to pursue a November 2024 referendum on a proposed sales-tax increase instead of a citywide vote this November or next …
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Little Rock Vice Mayor Kathy Webb says she opposes Mayor Frank Scott Jr.’s latest sales tax proposal
Little Rock Vice Mayor Kathy Webb on Wednesday said she is "not supportive" of a sales-tax proposal from Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and indicated she will vote agai…
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Little Rock city board expected to convene Friday to consider whether to call November referendum on sales tax increase
The Little Rock Board of Directors is expected to convene during a special called meeting Friday morning to consider whether to call a November referendum on a…
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Little Rock City Directors, Mayor plan to meet Friday morning to consider sales-tax election
The Little Rock Board of Directors is expected to convene during a special-called meeting Friday morning to consider whether to call a November referendum on a…
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Little Rock parks director makes case for $128M indoor and outdoor sports complex at War Memorial Park
The city of Little Rock's parks and recreation director on Monday made the case for constructing indoor and outdoor sports facilities at War Memorial Park duri…
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LITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Rose Creek Park approved | November is target for Williams Library remodel
Rose Creek Park resolution OK'd
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Little Rock mayor to break up sales-tax proposal into permanent and temporary components
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. plans to break up his sales-tax proposal into two components, he indicated at a community forum on the tax plan Thursday even…