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2 hrs ago | Benton Courier

Ark. to submit 'private option' waiver in August

Arkansas Medicaid officials say the state will submit its request to use federal money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents by August.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, Arkansas Government

2 hrs ago | NWAonline

Arkansas to submit 'private option' waiver in August

Arkansas Medicaid officials say the state will submit its request to use federal money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents by August.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Arkansas Government, Medicaid, Health, Mike Beebe, US Governors

2 hrs ago | Daily Kos

Iowa, Maine struggling over Medicaid expansion

One Republican governor has finally given up his opposition to expanding Medicaid under Obamacare, while another is steadfastly fighting his legislature, vetoing an expansion bill.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, US News, Arkansas Government, US Governors, Paul LePage

4 hrs ago | The City Wire

Gordon Family Tree' makes NWA debut

" Gordon Family Tree ," a movie written by native Arkansan Ryan Schwartzman and primarily filmed in Northwest Arkansas held its sold-out Northwest Arkansas premiere Wednesday at Razorback Theatre in Fayetteville.

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5 hrs ago | Arkansas Times

Supreme Court says 1979 Cornish hen theft makes sheriff ineligible to serve

The Arkansas Supreme Court today reversed a lower court and said Searcy County Sheriff and Collector Kenny Cassell's 1979 conviction on a federal misdemeanor theft charge for stealing Cornish hens from a Tyson's interstate shipment made him ineligible to hold office.

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Related Topix: Arkansas Government, Criminal Defense Law, Law

6 hrs ago | Log Cabin Democrat

CSO goes back to school

Conway Symphony Orchestra musicians Darby BeDell and Dan Cline bring music to students in Sherrie Richardson's music class at Carolyn Lewis Elementary School in Conway.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Conway, AR, Education Etc., Travel, Uruguay Travel, South America Travel, Brazil, Uruguay Travel, Greenbrier, AR

9 hrs ago | ArkansasMatters

Attorney General Offers Tips for Summer Air Travel

As temperatures rise, summer travel planning begins. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued a Consumer Alert today to help Arkansans avoid common pitfalls as they make vacation arrangements that include air travel.

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13 hrs ago | NWAonline

Arkansans lend a friendly hand

Jeff Sherwood , Saba Naseem and Logan Webster, all of Fayetteville, help serve lunch to about 4,000 people Wednesday at a church in Moore, Okla.

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17 hrs ago | The City Wire

Shoffner resigns job as Arkansas Treasurer

After intense political pressure from Democrats and Republicans, Arkansas State Treasurer Martha Shoffner has resigned from office in the midst of facing federal charges of extortion and bribery.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Pryor, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Mike Beebe, US Governors

17 hrs ago | The City Wire

Arkansas' broadband health

Editor's note: Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author .

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Related Topix: Arkansas Government, Medicaid, Health

17 hrs ago | The City Wire

Wakarusa celebrates 10th year with a - best of' music lineup

This year's Wakarusa Music Festival is a milestone. It marks the 10th year of the event and the fifth year it's been held at Mulberry Mountain, after relocating from its original turf in Kansas.

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Related Topix: Fort Smith, AR, Austin, AR

Wed May 22, 2013

ArkansasMatters

Gov. Beebe Presents Excellence in Global Trade Awards to 4 AR Companies

Governor Mike Beebe on Wednesday presented four Arkansas companies with the Governor's Award for Excellence in Global Trade during an awards luncheon at the Governor's Mansion.

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Related Topix: Mike Beebe, US Governors, Beebe, AR, Little Rock, AR, Bentonville, AR

FOX16

Arkansas Storm Winds Lodge Hay, Wheat and Bend Corn

Two waves of storms that blew through Arkansas on Tuesday gave farmers some new headaches.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Weather, North Little Rock, AR

Fayetteville Flyer

Daily Flyer: Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Some of our sponsors are working to help the victims of the Oklahoma tornado this week.

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Related Topix: University of Arkansas

Digital Video Editing

Some U.S. utilities say they're under constant cyber attack

Several power utilities say they face a barrage of cyber attacks on their critical systems, a report by two Democratic lawmakers found echoing warnings from the Obama administration that foreign hackers were trying to bring down the U.S. power grid.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Henry Waxman, Democrat, John Kerry, US Senate

Examiner.com

Blytheville School District faces lawsuit for opting out of school choice law

Families in the Blytheville School District are suing the district in federal court.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Blytheville, AR, Chicot County, AR, Forrest City, AR, Fountain Lake, AR

ArkansasBusiness.com

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to Headline Jefferson-Jackson Dinner

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will be the headline speaker at the Democratic Party of Arkansas' annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner this year.

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Related Topix: Jennifer Granholm, US Governors, Michigan, Michigan Government

Fayetteville Flyer

West Center student apartment complex still on track for construction

A rendering of the upcoming West Center project shows what the development will look like from the northeast corner of Center Street and Duncan Avenue.

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Related Topix: University of Arkansas

ArkansasMatters

Arkansas Tech-Ozark Campus Closed Tuesday Due to Power Outage

The Arkansas Tech University-Ozark campus won't be accomplishing too much on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Arkansas Tech University

ArkansasMatters

Arkansans Collecting Donations for Four-Legged Victims of Oklahoma Tornado

Animals in Oklahoma are getting help from Arkansans. The group Girls Rolling in the South, or G.R.I.T.S., is holding a donation drive at the Cabot Animal Shelter.

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