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State reports near $1 billion surplus

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has accumulated a nearly $1 billion budget surplus for the fiscal year more quickly than expected, state finance officials said Tuesday. The Department of Finance and Administration said the state’s net available revenue for the fiscal year, which began... Read More.

Little Rock Police Chief to retire

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock’s police chief is retiring this month after a rocky three years leading Arkansas’ capital police force that’s been marked by lawsuits and public clashes with officers. Mayor Frank Scott on Monday announced Chief Keith Humphrey submitted a letter... Read More.
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Retrial delayed for former legislator

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The federal retrial of a former Arkansas lawmaker accused of bribery and wire fraud has been delayed until later this year. A federal jury in August had acquitted former state Sen. Gilbert Baker on one count of conspiring to bribe an... Read More.

Hutchinson says presidential run possible

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he is weighing a presidential run in 2024 and his decision won’t be affected by whether former President Donald Trump decides to join the race. Hutchinson, a two-term Republican governor who is restricted under Arkansas law... Read More.