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Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. pitches penny sales tax The $53 million would go toward things like parks, economic development, early childhood education, public safety, infrastructure, and more. Author: Mercedes Mackay Updated: 10:52 PM CDT March 31, 2021 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. revealed more details of his proposal for a sales tax increase. The mayor proposed this last year, but it was suspended once the pandemic hit.  We fir...

LRSD community schools coming along, board told LRSD community schools coming along, board told February 26, 20211:00 pm Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the city of Little Rock and the Little Rock School District are making progress on the development of the first four “community schools” in the LRSD. The four schools, which were announced in September, are Chicot, The model has three pillars, Jay Barth, the city of Little Rock’s chief education officer, told the LRSD School Board T...

The closest thing to a royal palace in Arkansas sits on eight acres in downtown Little Rock. It is relatively new and the product of a once-embarrassing situation. An out-of-state delegation inquired about visiting the governor’s mansion, the true story goes, when their host had to explain that, even after more than a century of statehood, Arkansas did not have one.  Funds were subsequently raised, bricks were borrowed from a nearby school for the blind, and construction was completed in 195...

City announces WiFi availability in parks, community centers City announces WiFi availability in parks, community centers December 29, 20204:13 pm The city of Little Rock announced this afternoon the availability of free WiFi in parks and community centers to help people working and schooling during the pandemic. Noted: The live Facebook video kicked out shortly after the news conference began. Just like mine at home does now and then. Advertisement Advertisement Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. and Chi...

While they did charge a nominal fee, many who hired them were in need. “I think it’s fantastic. I mean these kids should be proud of themselves,” said Mary Duff of Naugatuck. Duff is one of 25 customers the boys helped and says this would’ve been difficult to do on her own. “We’re getting a little bit older it’s getting harder to remove all the snow,” she said. These boys weren’t the only people helping others. All around Naugatuck you could find neighbors helping others, many...

The Electoral College is flawed -- so are the alternatives: Experts • 17 min read Electoral College set to cast votes for president The 538 members of the Electoral College will cast their ballots Monday to elect the new president and vice president.AP Democracy is built on majority rule and the concept that every persons vote counts. Yet five times in history, American presidents have won office while losing the popular vote, with two of those instances coming in the past 20 years -- George...

The Electoral College is flawed -- so are the alternatives: Experts © AP A map released by the Associated Press shows the Electoral College vote count as of 7:15 p.m. EST on Dec. 14, 2020. The map has been rotated and cropped by ABC. Democracy is built on majority rule and the concept that every persons vote counts. Yet five times in history, American presidents have won office while losing the popular vote, with two of those instances coming in the past 20 years -- George W. Bush in 2000...