Tag: Arkansas
Arkansas sheriff convicted of assaulting two detainees in custody
“The Justice Department will continue to vigorously prosecute officers who abuse their authority to make clear that no one is above the law.”
Little Rock, Arkansas launches program that invests in the city’s homeless...
The program is a “day's work for a day's pay and access to resources that will help them get to the next step to create the life that they want."
Police release audio recording of woman drowning during 911 call
“I understand that listening to a person going through the panic that Ms. Stevens was in those final moments of her life, we would all hope that we would get a little bit better response than perhaps she was given."
Former State Senator sentenced to 18 years in prison for bribery...
“Jonathan Woods violated the public’s trust and misused his authority for the purpose of lining his own pockets."
Former judge sentenced to prison for bribery scheme and witness tampering
The former judge was sentenced to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a fine of $50,000.
It takes FIVE MILLION gallons of freshwater to frack a single...
Five million gallons equals 250,000 bathtubs, or seven Olympic-sized swimming pools.
An attempted mass killing in Arkansas
Whether or not Gov. Asa Hutchinson has his way, the lives of eight men hang in the balance.
People in Arkansas Poisoned by Koch Brothers-Owned Paper Plant
Residents have been reported experiencing respiratory and sinus problems, sore throats, nausea and allergies which could be from these factory toxins.
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.