State News
RSSUA System president’s pay rises to $427,500 come July
The University of Arkansas board of trustees unanimously voted Thursday to increase system President Donald Bobbitt’s salary from $355,000 to $427,500 in the fiscal year that starts July 1. Continue reading...
Arkansas site of 3 confirmed tornadoes
The National Weather Service has confirmed that three tornadoes touched down during storms Monday evening in Northwest Arkansas. Continue reading...
Other days
100 YEARS AGO May 24, 1913 A permanent organization to raise funds with which to erect a memorial to David O. Dodd, Arkansas’ boy hero, was perfected yesterday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce, at a meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy, veterans and sons of veterans. Continue reading...
NW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “The things that are important are for parents to talk with their kids about sex education, as well as what they’re going through.That kind of communication has proved to be the most influential in a teen’s life – even if they pretend they’re not listening.” Bradley Planey, associate branch chief for Family Health at the Arkansas Department of Health Article, 1B Continue reading...
State police arrest man at mansion
State police arrested a Little Rock man early Thursday morning after he climbed over a fence on the grounds of the Governor’s Mansion. Continue reading...
Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court released opinions Thursday. The court’s ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. Continue reading...
Arkansans on move for holiday
Arkansas travelers hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend will be hardpressed to find a free cabin or campsite in the state, and airports crowds are likely. Continue reading...
The state/region in brief
A youth baseball coach received a 10-year prison sentence without parole Wednesday for transporting minors with the intent to engage in sexual activity. Continue reading...
State building a crew of 637 to aid health-care eligible
Arkansas will use Medicaid money to hire an additional 100 “in-person assisters” to help enroll people for coverage under the expansion of the insurance program for the poor approved by the Legislature during this year’s session, state officials said Thursday. Continue reading...
Whirlpool faces 2 suits by landowners, others
Plaintiff:Taint hurts property values
Residents and property owners of the neighborhood north of the closed Whirlpool Corp. plant filed two lawsuits against the company Thursday seeking damages for the groundwater under their properties that is tainted by the hazardous chemical trichloroethylene, one of the landowners said. Continue reading...
Arkansas teens give birth at clip that leads U.S.
Rate falls 16% in 5 years, but nation posts 25% drop
Arkansas ranked highest in the nation in teenage birthrates in 2011 despite posting a substantial decline since 2007, according to a report released Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics. Continue reading...
Boards prohibit guns on campus
UA, ASU reject new state law
Boards of trustees for the state’s two largest university systems voted unanimously Thursday to opt out of a new state law that would allow qualified, full-time faculty and staff members to carry concealed handguns on their campuses. Continue reading...
Agency sticks with its OK for hog farm
LR lawyer says response to letter not good enough
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is standing by its 2012 decision to issue an operational permit to C&H Hog Farms, the large-scale concentrated animal-feeding operation in Mount Judea. Continue reading...
Bond, broker rules lifted with Shoffner
Two longtime practices of the Arkansas treasurer’s office changed significantly during the tenure of Martha Shoffner, who resigned Tuesday after six years as state treasurer. Continue reading...
Higher education notebook
A new agreement will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to extend its cooperation with Arkansas Children’s Hospital to other academic programs, UAMS leaders said. Continue reading...
