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The Arkansas Public Defender Commission has been authorized by the Legislative Council to create six new positions in the 6th Judicial District with a total projected cost of more than $760,000. The action is the result of changes in the district's administrative plan approved by the Arkansas Supreme Court under which an additional circuit judge will begin hearing criminal cases in Pulaski County, starting next year.

The Arkansas Public Defender Commission has been authorized by the Legislative Council to create six new positions in the 6th Judicial District with a total projected cost of more than $760,000. The action is the result of changes in the district's administrative plan approved by the Arkansas Supreme Court under which an additional circuit judge will begin hearing criminal cases in Pulaski County, starting next year.

A man who worked as a coach and teacher at the Episcopal Collegiate School has pleaded innocent to charges of sexually assaulting students at the school, court records show.

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The Pulaski County Quorum Court approved a $93 million budget on Tuesday after contention over changes made to parole and probation officers' salaries.