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Arkansas lawmakers spent six hours Thursday raking state Board of Corrections leaders and the board’s outside attorney over changes to the lawyer’s contract and how the board conducts its business.

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission has again held off approving an ownership change for a West Memphis dispensary, now that its become embroiled in a lawsuit.

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission has again held off approving an ownership change for a West Memphis dispensary, now that its become embroiled in a lawsuit.

Arkansas lawmakers spent six hours Thursday raking state Board of Corrections leaders and the board’s outside attorney over changes to the lawyer’s contract and how the board conducts its business. Members of the Joint Performance Review Committee criticized prison board chairman Benny Magness and secretary Lee Watson over the handling of the lawyer’s hiring. They […] The post Lawmakers criticize Arkansas Board of Corrections members, attorney over altered contract ap...

Arkansas’ prison board will investigate when and how changes were made to a legal contract without the knowledge of state procurement officials. State legislators, prison leaders and financial officials were perplexed Tuesday about unusual language inserted into an agreement between the Arkansas Department of Corrections/Board of Corrections and the Hall Booth Smith law firm that […] The post Arkansas Board of Corrections to probe changes to special counsel contract appeared first ...

A Staten Island nursing home must face a pandemic-era negligence suit that does not allege COVID missteps alone but rather broader infection control lapses, a New York appeals court has ruled.

Madison Jean Stephens became the bride of Jacob Oneal Sutter at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Great Hall of the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center. Stephen Coburn officiated.

The Arkansas Board of Corrections voted Wednesday to hire a former Republican state senator as the prison system’s interim head.

Attorney General Tim Griffins Freedom of Information lawsuit against the state Board of Corrections came to an end on Monday -- at least temporarily -- with a judges ruling that Griffin had failed to fulfill his duty to ensure the agency has legal representation.

Attorney General Tim Griffin filed a motion Friday to disqualify the state Board of Corrections lawyer in a Freedom of Information Act case, saying the board cant hire an outside attorney under a specific state law because that law pertains only to constitutional officers, and board members arent constitutional officers.