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Medicaid payments suspended for Little Rock physician, clinic during fraud investigation
The state has suspended all Medicaid payments to Dr. Alonzo Williams until an investigation is complete.
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Pulaski County weighing options for handling sheriff's seemingly illegal contract with TV producers
Sheriff Eric Higgins contends that his agreement with a TV production company was not a contract. It's pretty clear that he's wrong, which leaves the county with multiple questions to answer about the entire arrangement.
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Plan to create state-run insurance company for school buildings in works for fiscal session
State lawmakers will wait until the upcoming fiscal session to decide whether or not to follow a consulting firm’s recommendation that Arkansas start its own insurance company for school properties, legislators said Wednesday.
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Griffin asks Congress to address hemp-derived THC products
A lawyer representing plaintiffs in a federal hemp case said Griffin effectively admitted that the state will need Congress, and not the courts, to address the issue.
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Shooting at Little Rock Children’s Library injures one, causes closure
Officers with the Little Rock Police Department responded to a shooting call at the library around 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
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'Lecterngate' audit is ready, but the public release date is still unknown
Auditor Roger Norman said the governor requested an extra week to submit her response to the findings, further delaying the audit report's release to the public.
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Republican infighting over south Arkansas legislative runoff continues, pitting Sanders against old-guard GOP
Add Rep. DeAnn Vaught of Horatio to the list of Republican legislators crying foul over shenanigans in the GOP runoff for state representative in House District 88. Voting records reveal Sanders' preferred candidate, Arnetta Bradford, never voted until 2022.
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Second-year LEARNS voucher applicants to be notified of approvals in June
The rules surrounding some provisions in the Arkansas LEARNS Act remain up in the air, stalling the approval process, an ADE representative said.