Lobbyists registered in Arkansas reported total expenses of about $540,000 during the Arkansas General Assembly s regular session this year, after lobbyists didn t hold events to provide food and drink for state lawmakers and largely stayed away from the state Capitol during the 2021 regular session amid the covid-19 pandemic.
The murder conviction of a Marion man sentenced to two life terms plus an additional 835 years in the death of a police officer has been thrown out by a divided Arkansas Supreme Court because Crittenden County authorities took too long to bring the 29-year-old defendant to trial, violating his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial.
An Arkansas Supreme Court ruling Thursday paves the way for state highway builders to use $350 million in voter-approved tax revenue on expanding Interstate 30 in downtown Little Rock as part of the $1 billion 30 Crossing project.