Michael R. Wickline
Arkansas Online
Big Rock, AR, United States
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Law kicks in on debit card use in lottery
For now, the owner of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's top-selling retailer is hedging his bets on debit cards. → Read More
Arkansas governor signs bill making some sports venues now free of gun law
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday afternoon signed into law a bill aimed at barring concealed-carry permit holders from Razorback Stadium and other locations hosting collegiate sporting events. → Read More
Boozman favors more airstrikes
The war against radical Islam isn't working, and the United States should at least increase its airstrikes against the Islamic State, U.S. Sen. John Boozman said Friday. → Read More
Boozman favors more airstrikes
The war against radical Islam isn't working, and the United States should at least increase its airstrikes against the Islamic State, U.S. Sen. John Boozman said Friday. → Read More
State-filings list heavy on GOP
Nearly twice as many Arkansas Republicans as Democrats filed for state and federal offices, and officials for the parties disagree about what that means for the 2016 election. → Read More
2 incumbents draw rivals as filing ends
On the final day of filing for state and federal offices in Arkansas, two members of the congressional delegation drew primary election opponents, and the number of presidential candidates rose to 13 Republicans and six Democrats. → Read More
Group will vet Milligan deputy
The Arkansas Ethics Commission will investigate a complaint that state Treasurer Dennis Milligan's deputy chief of staff violated state law in his previous job as a lobbyist in 2013 and 2014 by failing to include on his lobbyist disclosure reports that he purchased Facebook advertising for Milligan's candidacy, commission Director Graham Sloan said. → Read More
More file as candidates as state deadline nears
Circuit Judge Dan Kemp of Mountain View filed papers to run for chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday -- four days after state Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson filed for the same post. → Read More
7 file presidential bids in state
Seven presidential candidates -- six Republicans and one on the Democratic side -- filed Monday to run in the March 1 primary, the first day of filing for state and federal offices in Arkansas for the 2016 election. → Read More
2 departments file tax liens against state senator's firm
Two state agencies have tax liens for more than $3,800 against a company owned by Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Chairman Jake Files, R-Fort Smith. → Read More
Dozens of filers go no-fees path
Eighty-eight district judge candidates submitted to the state last month enough voter signatures to get on the 2016 ballot without having to pay thousands of dollars in filing fees, state records show. → Read More
Dozens of filers go no-fees path
Eighty-eight district judge candidates submitted to the state last month enough voter signatures to get on the 2016 ballot without having to pay thousands of dollars in filing fees, state records show. → Read More
Teacher retirement fund down $625M in 2 months
Thanks in large part to a drop in the stock market, the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System's investments dropped by $625 million in value to $14.35 billion in July and August, an investment consultant said Monday in a preliminary report. → Read More
State revenue tops forecast but falls 1.4%
State general revenue in September slipped slightly compared with a year ago but still exceeded the state's forecast. → Read More
Panel OKs $1M for Children and Family Services caseworkers
A legislative panel on Tuesday signed off on Gov. Asa Hutchinson's request to transfer $1.05 million in rainy-day funds to hire 40 more employees for the Division of Children and Family Services. → Read More
Store in Bryant new king of lottery ticket-sales hill
BRYANT -- A convenience store near the Interstate 30 overpass in Bryant has become the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's top ticket seller, dislodging an Arkansas County retailer from the top spot and outselling more than 1,900 other lottery retailers. → Read More
Shift of primaries changes file times
Arkansas' shift of its party primary elections from May 24 to March 1 means that potential candidates for state and federal offices have less time now to decide whether to run. → Read More
State payroll up by 60 after drop
The number of full-time state employees in Arkansas increased slightly last fiscal year after dipping the previous year. → Read More
2 in Arkansas House race shift to GOP
Poinsett County Assessor Johnny Rye Jr. of Trumann and former state Rep. Wes Wagner of Manila are changing political parties to run as Republicans for a state House seat that Wagner lost as a Democrat in 2014. → Read More
Pay tied to size of fund an issue
The president of the Arkansas Professional Firefighters Association says he has a big problem with the Arkansas Municipal League basing the annual pay for its executive director entirely on the size of the league's multimillion-dollar reserve fund. → Read More