Federal Judge Continues Blocking 3 Arkansas Abortion Laws
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that three Arkansas abortion restrictions she temporarily blocked will remain on hold while she considers a lawsuit challenging them. read more >
Tagged: Leslie Rutledge
Bourbon & Boots Kicks Back AG's Allegations
Bourbon & Boots has filed an answer to the state attorney general’s accusation that the company violated the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. read more >
Trump's Popularity Could Be Tested If Sanders Runs in 2022
A Sanders candidacy could test whether President Donald Trump and questions about his administration's credibility are political liabilities, even in solidly Republican states. read more >
Federal Lawsuit: Arkansas Voting System Dilutes Black Rights
The voting system for electing judges to Arkansas' top courts violates black residents' rights by diluting the strength of their votes, according to a federal lawsuit filed by civil rights lawyers. read more >
Arkansas Sues 3 Drug Distributors Over Opioid Crisis
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge sues three drug distributors for their alleged role in the opioid crisis, claiming the companies failed to monitor and report suspicious shipments of opioids into the state. read more >
Arkansas in Court Today in Fight Over Sedative for Executions
A federal lawsuit filed by death row inmates has renewed a court fight over whether the sedative Arkansas uses for lethal injections causes torturous executions, two years after the state raced to put eight convicted killers to death in 11 days before a previous batch of the drug expired. read more >
State Attorney General Sues Rod Ford, Bourbon & Boots
The state attorney general's office sues Bourbon & Boots Acquisition Co. LLC and its owner, Rod Ford, for violations of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. read more >
State Legislators Approve Changes to Ballot Initiative Process
Arkansas lawmakers have given final approval to a bill overhauling how ballot measures are reviewed and certified. read more >
Arkansas AG Approves Wording of Redistricting Ballot Measure
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge's office certifies the proposal from Protect AR Democracy, a ballot group formed earlier this month to support the measure. read more >
Those Devilish Details (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
A new Congress and the now undeniable commencement of the 2020 presidential election campaign season mean that the most personal political topic is inching its way back into the news: health care. read more >
Oklahoma Utility Reduces Arkansas Rate Increase Request
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge says Oklahoma Gas and Electric has agreed to reduce a rate increase request for its Arkansas customers from $6.4 million to $3.3 million. read more >
Want State Business? Stay on Israel’s Side
The Arkansas Times, which lost ad business with the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College after rejecting pro-Israel language in an ad contract, is suing to neuter the state law requiring it. read more >
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge Criticizes Deal to Idle Entergy Coal Plants
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge cast doubt Thursday on a pending legal settlement that would guarantee the shutdown of Entergy Arkansas' two coal-fired electricity generation plants over the next dozen years. read more >
The Full Monte: Suits Cite Spiral of Abuse
Monte Johnston was a successful Springdale businessman with several lucrative companies, a wife and four daughters, a big house and write-ups in local publications. But in 2015, his life started falling apart, personally and professionally. read more >
Arkansas AG Hopeful: Increase Fines for Ethics Violations
A Democrat running for attorney general in Arkansas on Monday proposed increasing the fines for violating the state's ethics laws and expanding what lobbyists must report in response to corruption probes that have involved several former lawmakers. read more >
Not Good for Arkansas (Editorial)
The Affordable Care Act has never gained the popular support that Democrats hoped. But neither has it been as deeply unpopular as Republicans believed it would be when they spent years promising to repeal “Obamacare” and possibly to replace it. read more >
Obamacare Lawsuit Stirs Worries for Insurers
Arkansas and 19 other Republican-led states are taking their shot at dismantling the Affordable Care Act, rekindling the anxieties of health care executives who fear thousands of Arkansans could lose insurance coverage. read more >
Leslie Rutledge Releases Records From Work at DHS
Arkansas' attorney general on Wednesday released the remaining personnel records from her work at a state agency, including a form that she said incorrectly states she was discharged from the job for gross misconduct. read more >
Former Billing Director of Nonprofit Charged With Medicaid Fraud
The former billing director for a nonprofit mental health provider has been arrested on felony charges of helping defraud Arkansas' Medicaid program of $2.2 million. read more >
Governor to Give Keynote at Ag, Tech Conference
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will be the keynote speaker for the agricultural law and technology conference Aug. 15-16. read more >
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