Woods asks Quorum Court for emergency money totally over $900K

By Ray King Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr., has asked the Quorum Court to pass two emergency supplemental appropriation ordinances to fund the adult detention center and the juvenile center. At a meeting of Quorum Court committees Tuesday, copies of the appropriations and a letter... Read More.
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Boozman asks post office to concentrate on mail delivery

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman is warning a new United States Postal Service pilot program opens the door to federalizing financial services and has called on the agency to discontinue the misguided venture and focus instead on its mission of mail delivery. USPS launched... Read More.
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Capitol rioter asks judge to ease travel restrictions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man arrested for sitting with his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot asked a federal judge to allow him to travel for a classic-car swap meet. Read More.
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Gov. Hutchinson Asks President and Congress to Compromise

Gov. Hutchinson, on the heels of the latest tax revenue report showing the state's gross revenue up almost 10%, is asking the Biden Administration and Congress to compromise on a COVID relief bill. The governor says the surplus in the state is the reason why... Read More.
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Arkansas asks judge to dismiss lawsuit over virus mandates

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas attorney general’s office has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit a group of Republican legislators filed challenging the state’s coronavirus restrictions, saying the mandates are valid under a 1973 law on disasters. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office... Read More.