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Proponents and foes of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at removing Pope County as a state-licensed casino site are at odds about whether the state Board of Election Commissioners should certify the proposed name and ballot title for the proposed amendment.

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has appointed Miguel Lopez of Little Rock to the five-member Arkansas Ethics Commission.

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has appointed Miguel Lopez of Little Rock to the five-member Arkansas Ethics Commission.

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has appointed Miguel Lopez of Little Rock to the five-member Arkansas Ethics Commission.

Arkansas state Sen. Matt Pitsch, R-Fort Smith, has agreed to be fined $75 and was issued a public letter of caution by the Arkansas Ethics Commission in a settlement of a complaint filed against him in his unsuccessful campaign for state treasurer.

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A state senator accused of violating Arkansas law by working for a state agency quit his job as a public defender last week.

The family of a Little Rock man who worked in the Clinton White House has filed a lawsuit in Perry County Circuit Court asking a judge to prohibit the sheriff's office and coroner from disclosing photographs, videos, sketches or other "illustrative content" from the scene of his death.

The School Board has decided to seek additional legal advice to determine if it would be a conflict of interest for a board member to work in the district as a substitute teacher through an employment agency.

Newton County Sheriff Glenn Wheeler said he thought he was following state law when he sold 103 seized guns to a Kansas gun dealer for $12,150 and had him cut a check to the Harrison Toyota dealer so the sheriff's office could buy a vehicle.