Val's Bien (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Winter is soon approaching and many are hoping that it's not going to be a cold one. A cold winter will really hit people's wallet this year because of the higher cost of fuel. Arkansas would be one of the states hardest hit. Arkansas continues to have one of the nation's highest poverty rates and lowest median household incomes, as high gas prices and housing worries still trouble the...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
DENVER -- On Super Tuesday, Hillary Clinton won her adopted state by a landslide. She won Arkansas' Democratic primary with 70 percent of the vote to Barack Obama's 26 percent, and captured a large majority of the state's pledged delegates. So it was particularly symbolic when Arkansas' delegation to the Democratic convention, after expressing its pride in its one-time first lady, gave...
Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
This is pretty bad -- and looks like something that may sneak into Texas soon, if it passes. A ballot initiative in Arkansas would prohibit unmarried couples living together from fostering or adopting children. From the AP : The measure would prohibit unmarried couples living together from fostering or adopting children , and Arkansas doesn't allow gays to marry or recognize gay marriages...
trucks world news (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
A new law kicked into effect the first of 2008 that requires Arkansas trucking companies not only to search the database before hiring a driver, but also to report any positive or refused drug or alcohol test results to the state ARK,USA - Land Line Magazine, by Jami Jones -August 27, 2008: -- No matter if you’re from Arkansas or not, chances are if you have any sort of connection with...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
NAPLES, Fla. - Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE:HMA) announced today that it has completed the sale of its 79-bed Southwest Regional Medical Center to Baptist Health located in Little Rock, Arkansas. This transaction is effective August 27, 2008, and HMA expects to use
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
According to Rebecca Gwatney from the Arkansas delegation, the last line of the state's roll call speech was cut off by the Secretary. Instead of casting all 47 votes for Barack Obama, they only meant to cast 37, with 8 votes for Hillary Clinton. (Two of the state's 47 delegates were absent.) When the chair announced all 47 votes for Obama, many delegates from other states rose to cheer the...
JURIST (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
[JURIST] Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels has certified a ballot measure which could prohibit gays, lesbians and other unmarried cohabiting couples from becoming either foster or adoptive parents. Daniels announced Monday that the Arkansas Family Council Action Committee had submitted petitions containing the valid signatures of more than 85,000 registered voters - nearly 25,000...
The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Barack Obama officially won the Democratic nomination for president through acclamation after New Mexico yielded to Illinois, Illinois yielded to New York, and and Hillary Clinton handed the whole thing over with a short speech on the floor. Good news: Obama accepted . Here's full list of how the state delegations voted . It turns out that the Arkansas delegation's unanimous vote was actually...
Pardon Power (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
The Arkansas Parole Board is recommending clemency for Decarlos Morris and James M. Hollowell . Morris is finishing off his 24th year after manufacturing, delivering and possessing a controlled substance. Former Governor Mike Huckabee rejected an application from Morris even though it was also supported by the Board. Hollowell, who is on probation, was charged with possession of a controlled...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE:HMA) announced today that it has completed the sale of its 79-bed Southwest Regional Medical Center to
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Christian activists in Arkansas have secured the required signatures to have a ban on gays adopting or fostering children put on the November ballot. The new law would also forbid straight unmarried couples from adopting. Secretary of State Charlie Daniels certified the proposed initiated act for the Nov. 4 ballot after verifying that the Arkansas Family Council Action Committee had submitted...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
FORT SMITH, Ark., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ) will appear at the Morgan Keegan 2008 Equity Conference in Memphis, Tennessee on Thursday September 4, 2008 from 12:05 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET. Robert A. Davidson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arkansas Best and Judy R. McReynolds, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer...
Biofuels Digest (Free subscription) | yesterday
In Arkansas, DFI Group has proposed twin algae and waste biodiesel plants in Jermoe. The North Carolina developer said that the 20 Mgy facility would cost $36 million to complete and would be open in 2009 if permitting is swiftly completed. The company will utilize algae oil harvested from catfish ponds, and waste animal fats [...]
PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
A proposal aimed at barring gays and lesbians from becoming foster or adoptive parents has been cleared to appear on this autumn's ballot in Arkansas.
Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Better to leave foster children in the hands of government bureaucracy? Here is the Twitter message: tulsaworld Arkansas to vote on ban on unmarried adoptions http://tinyurl.com/5fzz9d about 1 hour ago from twitterfeed
