Pulaski county leaders vote to fix budget shortfall in heated meeting - Arkansas Times The Pulaski County Quorum Court unanimously voted to dip into emergency reserves to make up a budget shortfall that threatened paychecks for county employees.

Wendell Griffen, who defeated Pulaski Co. Judge Barry Hyde in March primary, offers scathing criticism of budget fiasco at emergency meeting, as Hyde leaves the room: "Spending more money than you have planned is not an emergency, that’s a management problem."
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Pulaski county leaders vote to fix budget shortfall in heated meeting - Arkansas Times The Pulaski County Quorum Court unanimously voted to dip into emergency reserves to make up a budget shortfall that threatened paychecks for county employees.

Pulaski Co. judge, treasurer bicker, point fingers at each other over budget woes that forced county to dip into reserve funds to meet payroll. Judge Barry Hyde announces hiring freeze, pause on projects.
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Arkansas rice farmers expect 24% drop in acres planted this year | Arkansas Democrat Gazette The acres of long-grain rice planted by Arkansas farmers this year are expected to drop by 24%, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's prospective plantings report.

Well, this seems ... not good, in the nation's top rice-producing state ...
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Special Pulaski County meeting called over budget shortfall that threatens payroll - Arkansas Times The Pulaski County Quorum Court will host a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday after county officials discovered budget numbers have fallen so low that they might not be able to cover this week’s payrol...

FISCAL FIASCO: Pulaski Co. treasurer warns judge that county can't meet payroll next week unless it taps into reserve funds; county general fund $9.3M in red; budget overspent by $52M in last 3 years; emergency meeting Mon. night.
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F ConwayCorp VOLUNTARY WATER CURTAILMENT Conway Corp is asking customers to voluntarily curtail water usage due to ongoing dry conditions following an unusually dry winter and spring. The lack of rainfall has led to declining water levels at Brewer Lake, the community's primary water source. With water supply not being replenished at typical seasonal levels, Conway Corp is encouraging all residential and commercial customers to reduce non-essential water use to help preserve available resources.

Avoid washing vehicles Refrain from watering lawns Limit outdoor water use Fix leaks & dripping faucets Run dishwasher & washing machines only with full loads

Water situation in Conway getting real.
But, by all means, build those data centers.
What could go wrong?
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Jason Rapert is big mad about the separation of church and state - Arkansas Times Jesus died so he wouldn't have to listen to Jason Rapert's constant steam of ignorance.

Federal judge putting the kibosh on Arkansas' 10 Commandments monument -- welcome development that's long overdue. Jason Rapert fulminating about it for 8 minutes & 43 seconds like he's an expert on constitutional law -- priceless!
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Cole Jester & Tim Griffin's gratuitous hunt for mythical noncitizen voters in Arkansas turns up 2 out of 1.8 million: "An investigator is statistically more likely to be struck by lightning in their lifetime than to uncover a verified case of illegal noncitizen voting."
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Arkansas Senate leader vows never to cap LEARNS Act student accounts, says state values all kids’ education equally | Arkansas Democrat Gazette Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, won't ever agree to capping the state's Educational Freedom Account program that helps parents pay for their children's education to attend…

THE SKY'S THE LIMIT! Arkansas Senate Republican leader Bart Hester says he won't support any limits on Gov. Sanders voucher subsidies for private and homeschool students, which are already sucking down more than $300M a year in taxpayer money.
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The US 2025 whole year homicide rate is at a century low of 4 per 100k. My hometown of Pine Bluff #Arkansas had a double homicide last night. Our
YTD homicide rate is 19.36. It’s April 3rd. If this rate persists, our 2026 homicide rate will be almost 20 times the national average. #arnews

JP District 1 Race Still Undecided following Runoff - KVOM 101.7 A J-P Race in Conway County remains undecided following the tabulation of votes Tuesday night. It was a scant turnout for the Conway County Republican Primary Runoff that concluded Tuesday evening, wi...

We could have a JP race decided by a coin toss. #arnews

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Shirin Saeidi vows appeal after being fired by University of Arkansas over social media posts on Israel, Iran | Arkansas Democrat Gazette University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria has dismissed Shirin Saeidi, a tenured associate professor at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, despite a UA faculty committee's unanimo...

SEE YOU IN COURT: Tenured U of Arkansas professor fired for social media posts despite recommendation of faculty committee vows to fight termination: "I also hope that academic freedom and freedom of speech will be restored at the university."
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Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNN The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, according to new research. It’s an alarming finding given the number of data c...

Yet another reason why we the people of Arkansas need to raise holy hell about our leaders' efforts use tax subsidies to turn our state into a mecca for data centers ...
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Federal appeals court upholds block on law requiring live signature for voter registration | Arkansas Democrat Gazette An injunction blocking a rule requiring live, ink signatures on voter registration forms may stay in place, a federal appeals court said Tuesday, saying there's no evidence that a "wet signature" is m...

In a victory for democracy, federal appeals court refuses to revive Arkansas' ban on allowing electronic signatures on voter registrations, which hampered efforts to register new voters in state with woeful level of voter participation.
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Google’s $1B Port of Little Rock data center buildings to cover 1.43 million square feet | Arkansas Democrat Gazette Google's $1 billion data center project at the Port of Little Rock will consist of five industrial buildings totaling 1.43 million square feet, two office buildings and an electrical substation, accor...

1st details emerge about Google's gargantuan new data center at Little Rock port: 7 buildings covering 1.43M square feet of space; nearly 17 acres of wetlands will be destroyed.
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University of Arkansas to fire professor dismissed over criticism of Israel - Arkansas Times UA System President Jay Silveria is moving forward with terminating Shirin Saeidi, former director of UA Fayetteville’s Middle East studies center, ignoring the unanimous recommendation of a faculty…

U of Arkansas president decides to fire professor who led Middle East studies center over her social media posts, disregarding unanimous decision by faculty committee. Admits he made decision because of threats by right-wing politicians to strip funding.
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Gov. Sanders seizes on drunk driving fatalities to push anti-immigrant propaganda - Arkansas Times The Arkansas governor leans in on nakedly racist and easily debunked propaganda that couches undocumented immigrants as uniquely dangerous criminals from whom natural-born citizens are never safe.

Gov. Sanders uses tragic death of couple in drunk-driving accident to launch anti-immigrant screed, blame Democrats' resistance to funding ICE.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Shoe Choices That Ruined Her Outfits - Women Sarah Huckabee Sanders has undergone a style transformation since entering the political arena, but unfortunately she sports some tragic shoe selections.

Her failures as a human being far outstrip her fashion foibles, but as long as we’re talking about it… you’d think a horse-bit loafer would fit a hoof but apparently not. #Arkansas #arpx #arnews

UA Fayetteville demands professor remove pro-Palestinian posters from office door - Arkansas Times The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville administration is requiring a longtime professor to remove two posters from her office door, alleging that they could potentially be interpreted as…

It takes a special kind of right-wing snowflake with too much of time on their hands to complain to the governor's office about a cartoon on an office door that has been there for 19 years.
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Arkansas Republicans who are trying to turn our state into a hellscape of hulking data centers might want to read the room ...
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Both Arkansas secretary of state candidates in GOP runoff facing ethics investigations | Arkansas Democrat Gazette The Arkansas Ethics Commission is investigating both Republican candidates for secretary of state for potential violations of state campaign laws and rules.

The Republican primary for Arkansas secretary of state is a bit like choosing between being mauled by a jackal or bitten by a snake. Either way, democracy's gonna die.
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Cotton asks federal officials to let farmers use tax-exempt off-road diesel fuel on roads | Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., wants the federal government to temporarily pause penalties for using off-road diesel for on-road use as fuel prices rise amid the ongoing Iran war.

Here's a thought, Tom Cotton. If you're so concerned about Arkansas farmers coping with high diesel prices, get your buddy Donald Trump to stop his illegal war -- which is what is causing high diesel prices.
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Arkansas's rePRICKcrawford is making up "sir" stories now. #arpx #arnews

Jeezopete. #arnews

Arkansas gay campground reopening after health department closure - Arkansas Times After a $100,000 renovation, Boar's Rut Men's Campground in Camden is reopening April 1.

Gay-friendly campground in rural Arkansas reopens after volunteers and members of local community pitch in to rebuild water & sewer systems. State health dept. shut down campground last summer.
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Arkansas State Police smash up another innocent motorist via PIT maneuver - Arkansas Times The Arkansas State Police PIT-maneuvered a car Monday, causing it to cross an interstate median and collide with a passing driver.

Arkansas State Police put more innocent motorists in danger with deliberate crash maneuver during high-speed chase on I-530. Fleeing vehicle crosses median after crash, hits van. ASP says van driver not injured.
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Ancient rocker band, nosebleed seats available. "Magic 105!"

I've always heard that if they're advertising concerts heavily on local stations, ticket sales are poor.

Anyway, Journey is coming to Alltel. Tickets are $44 to $230.

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I keep Play disabled so unexpected shit doesn't get installed on my phone.

A new plug-in, just for Arkansas? #arnews

Diddler Duggar is going with "the Devil made me do it."

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How soon can I go to the Dollar Tree and buy the governor's new book? #arnews #arpx

Any Arkansas news outlets going to follow up to see if charges have been brought against the Sanders acolytes caught on video striking protesters outside the governor's mansion? Or do we already know the answer?
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