Documents for July 2011

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Sales tax holiday list of items

A list of the wide variety of items classified as back-to-school items for Arkansas' first-ever sales tax holiday.

Town Branch Trail Map

City officials have proposed a new trail that would run from Razorback Road to Morningside Drive in South Fayetteville.

Supreme Court Opinion on Drug Policy

The state Supreme Court changed its policy Wednesday to bar the recording and broadcasting of drug-court proceedings. This is the Supreme Court Opinion.

Audit of ASU-Mountain Home

Audit of ASU-Mountain Home

Echols DNA report

Echols DNA report

Pryor letter on post offices

Pryor letter on post offices

Remediation report

Nearly a fourth of Arkansas college students who had to take remedial courses in the 2010 fall term had a GPA of 3.0 or higher in high school, according to new data from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.

New 2011 laws

Summary of general legislation for 2011

2011 fiscal summary

2011 fiscal summary

State motion to pay legal fees in center case

The state wants the U.S. Department of Justice to reimburse more than $4 million of legal expenses it acquired in successfully defending itself in a lawsuit over the operations of a center for developmentally disabled residents.

2011 Benchmark Race/Ethnicity Comparison

The Arkansas Department of Education released results from all schools in the state on the 2011 Augmented Benchmark Exams. 2011 Benchmark Race/Ethnicity Comparison.

2005-2011_Benchmark_Comparison

The Arkansas Department of Education released results from all schools in the state on the 2011 Augmented Benchmark Exams. 2005-2011_Benchmark_Comparison.

Benchmark Exams: All Districts and Schools by Grade

The Arkansas Department of Education released results from all schools in the state on the 2011 Augmented Benchmark Exams. All Districts and Schools by Grade.

UCA House - Rough drafts

The first rough-drafts of architectural drawings sent to UCA by the Cromwell Firm.

Rhew ASP file

The Arkansas State Police Commission holds a hearing on a trooper who was fired after he was involved in a fatal accident in 2009 while responding to a call in Osceola. Rhew pleaded no contest to a negotiated misdemeanor charge of negligent homicide in April. Rhew was originally charged with manslaughter, a felony.

Desegregation case - Judge Marshall agrees not to recuse

Pulaski County Special School District Desegregation case - Judge Marshall's agreement not to recuse

Letter from college and university leaders supporting Shane Broadway

Leaders of the state's colleges and universities signed a letter and unanimously approved a resolution supporting Shane Broadway as Director of the Higher Education Department.

May 14 Investigative Report

May 14 Investigative Report from the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee - Review of Selected Transactions

Letter from Dept. of Education to PCSSD

June 20, 2011 letter from the Department of Education to the Pulaski County Special School District Board Members

Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants

Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants

Investigative Report Update #1

Investigative Report Update #1 - Legislative Joint Auditing Committee

Letter from ADE to Charles Hopson

Sept. 8 letter from the Arkansas Department of Education to Charles Hopson

June 10 Letter from ADE to Charles Hopson

June 10, 2011 Letter to Dr. Charles Hopson from the Arkansas Department of Education regarding the Pulaski County Special School District Audit.

PCSSD Financial Statements for June 30, 2009

Pulaski County Special School regulatory basis financial statements and supplementary information

PCSSD Financial Statements with report of accountants for June 30, 2008

Pulaski County Special School District Regulatory Basis Financial Statements and Supplementary Information for the year ended June 30, 2008 with Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants

June 19 2011 Letter from David Newbern to Dustin McDaniel

June 19, 2011 Letter from David Newbern to Attorney General Dustin McDaniel in response to request for assistance.

LRSD v. PCSSD, Reply to Responses to Motion for Order

Little Rock Special School District vs. Pulaski County Special School District Reply to Responses to Motion for Order

PCSSD Recusal Comments - Jacksonville

Pulaski County Special School District Desegregation Case - Recusal Comments from Jacksonville

Intervenors' response to recusal order - PCSSD desegretation case

Joshua Intervenors' response to recusal order in the Pulaski County Special School District desegregation case

Desegregation case - State's response to recusal order

The state's response to the court's request for briefs on the possible recusal.

NLRSD's response to recusal in desegregation case

North Little Rock School District's response to request for position state on possible recusal in the PCSSD desegregation case.

LRSD's brief on recusal issues in desegregation case

Little Rock School District's brief on recusal issues in desegregation case

2010 F as in Fat report

Obesity 2010 report

Ozark Regional Transit Adding Bus Routes

Ozark Regional Transit officials say they will add buses and expand routes if voters in Benton and Washington Counties pass a one-quarter percent sales tax dedicated to public transportation. The maps below show the proposed locations of future Ozark Regional Transit routes, based on the carrier's Transit Development Plan.

DHS reports on Arkansas State Hospital

US Department of Human Services reports on Arkansas State Hospital