by Associated Press 1/13/2015 10:56 am
The Legislature's Joint Budget Committee approved the bill Tuesday that sets aside $5 million for 28 prosecuting attorneys throughout the state and for other judicial expenses. The bill also includes $2.5 million in expense reimbursements for lawmakers.
by Associated Press 1/12/2015 02:57 pm
The outgoing Democratic attorney general of Arkansas is urging a panel reviewing elected officials' salaries to more than double his Republican successor's pay.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/12/2015 12:02 pm
Jeff Gearhart and his wife, Lisa, have created an endowed fund to enhance academic and professional development opportunities with a $250,000 gift.
by George Wise 1/12/2015 12:00 am
Money and politics may dominate the legislative and executive branches of government, but the courts, and more specifically jury trials, are the one place where regular folks can hold corporations and institutions responsible for wrongful acts. Our judicial system is designed so that a citizen can bring his or her case before a local community jury to seek justice and hold wrongdoers accountable.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/12/2015 12:00 am
One of the saddest cases of white-collar crime in Whispers' long memory has come to an unsatisfying conclusion.
by George Waldon 1/12/2015 12:00 am
Michael McAfee thinks he's starting the new year with a bout of sinusitis that will require a trip to the doctor for relief. Banks and other creditors of North Little Rock businessman John Rogers are looking to McAfee to help alleviate financial headaches that began throbbing a year ago — and in some cases even longer.
by Associated Press 1/11/2015 02:40 pm
A member of Little Rock's board of directors has been cited for driving while intoxicated.
by Lee Hogan 1/9/2015 12:58 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson has named Larry Walther as the new director of the Department of Finance & Administration.
by Gwen Moritz 1/7/2015 03:52 pm
Matthew D. Sweet, the former comptroller of One Bank & Trust of Little Rock, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single count of money laundering, and federal prosecutors have agreed to recommend a sentence of probation.
by George Waldon 1/7/2015 11:23 am
A second bank has raised questions about possible loan fraud in its dealings with North Little Rock sports memorabilia and photo dealer John Rogers. Bank of Little Rock alleges that Rogers "intentionally misused" money and defrauded the bank after taking out a $900,000 loan in December 2013.
by Gwen Moritz 1/6/2015 08:25 am
Matthew D. Sweet, the former vice president and controller of Little Rock's One Bank & Trust, will plead guilty Wednesday to one of the 60 federal felony counts that have been pending for more than a year.
by George Waldon 1/5/2015 12:38 pm
Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Chris Piazza appoints Michael McAfee as receiver of four businesses once controlled by North Little Rock sports memorabilia and photo dealer John Rogers.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/5/2015 11:46 am
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will headline the first of three Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series presentations in Fort Smith, U.S. Marshals Museum officials announced Monday.
by Associated Press 1/5/2015 09:05 am
The federal government has filed a lawsuit against Fort Smith that alleges the city's wastewater treatment plants have allowed numerous unpermitted and illegal discharges of pollutants into the Arkansas River.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/5/2015 12:00 am
We asked Arkansas' business giants to weigh in on challenge and success throughout 2014. Here's what they had to say.
by Associated Press 1/4/2015 02:53 pm
Arkansas law enforcement officials say they would like to equip their officers with body cameras but that their cost may prevent it.
by Associated Press 1/1/2015 09:39 pm
Arkansas' worst natural disaster of 2014 has been selected by Associated Press members as the state's top news story of the year, edging out the Republican dominance in the midterm elections and court decisions that opened the door to marriages between same-sex couples.
by Associated Press 1/1/2015 09:38 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe has announced the appointments of seven people to judicial posts in Arkansas — including the appointment of state Supreme Court Justice Cliff Hoofman to the Arkansas Court of Appeals.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/31/2014 11:20 am
Arkansas Business will not send the Daily Report and Morning Roundup on Thursday in recognition of the New Year's holiday.
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