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Uniti-Windstream Merger Still on Track, CEO Kenny Gunderman Says
The combined company will have the deepest "reach into rural America" of any fiber network, Gunderman said. read more >
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The Legal Saga of LaDonna Humphrey, and the Boss She Brought Down
Arkansas Business reviewed hundreds of pages of transcripts and court documents to track the rise and fall of a business that quickly outgrew its management and the role a disgruntled employee played in its collapse. read more >
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Family Dollar to Reopen West Memphis Distribution Center
The retailer closed the center last year due to a rodent infestation. The rebuilt facility will employ more than 300 people. read more >
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Lt. Gov.-Elect Leslie Rutledge Names Senior Staff
She named Drew Evans her chief of staff and Sandy Hall her deputy chief of staff. read more >
Landmark Trial on Arkansas Trans Youth Medical Ban Wraps Up
U.S. District Judge Jay Moody, who is considering whether to strike down the law after hearing nearly two weeks of testimony, didn't indicate when he would rule. read more >
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Arkansas to Get $11M in Settlement With Google Over Tracking
A multi-state lawsuit accused Google of continuing to track people's location data even after they opted out. read more >
Supreme Court Asked to Stop Arkansas Law Against Israel Boycott
The ACLU called a lower court ruling in favor of the boycott a "radical departure" from Supreme Court precedent. read more >
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Landmark Trial Begins Over Arkansas’ Ban on Trans Youth Care
If the law takes effect, doctors who violate the ban could lose their licenses or face other professional disciplinary measures and could be sued. read more >
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Settlement Requires Arkansas Senator to Unblock Critics
American Atheists announced the settlement in its federal lawsuit against Arkansas over Republican Sen. Jason Rapert's social media. read more >
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Miguel Lopez Appointed to Arkansas Ethics Commission
Miguel Lopez, chief community outreach Officer for Encore Bank, has been appointed to the Arkansas Ethics Commission by Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. The commission is the compliance and enforcement agency […] read more >
Leveritt, ACLU Want Supreme Court Review of Pro-Israel Pledge
A ruling last week against the Arkansas Times has pushed its publisher to the doorsteps of the nation's highest court. read more >
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Cannabis Licensing at Issue as Adult-Use Vote Looms
As Arkansans face a possible November vote on legalizing recreational marijuana, the state Supreme Court has cast heavy legal shade over the system that handed out those licenses in the first place. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Supreme Court Sets Hearing in States’ Unclaimed Checks Dispute
Arkansas and 28 other states are suing Delaware over unclaimed checks from a money transfer company. read more >
Blacks Eye Seats on Appellate Courts
A Black candidate has never been elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court. A group of plaintiffs hopes to change that with a federal lawsuit. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
It’s Not Over Yet (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
It can be difficult to determine exactly where we are in this continuing COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Arkansas Sues Drug Companies Over High Insulin Prices
Defendants include Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Express Scripts and Caremark. read more >
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Drug Industry Challenges Arkansas Law
Community Health Centers of Arkansas fears its members’ budgets would lose a total of $1 million annually if a drug industry’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law succeeds. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Nonprofit Asks to Intervene in Pharma Lawsuit Over Arkansas Drug Law
A pharmaceutical lobbying group is suing the state over a low-cost prescription drug measure. read more >
Arkansas AG Sues Defunct Health Provider for Mishandling Patient Records
The owners of Eastern Ozarks Regional Health allegedly abandoned the hospital and left thousands of unsecured files behind. read more >
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Governor Enlists Department Heads, Energy CEOs to Protect Power Grid
The goal is to avoid an electrical grid crisis like the one that crippled Texas last winter. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
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