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The 2021 Arkansas Legislative Session: A Recap And Reflection
WEBMay 4, 2021 · The 2021 session of the Arkansas General Assembly adjourned last week. Lawmakers will return in the fall to consider redistricting and any unfinished business. The session included debate on many ...
SWEPCO plans for coal plant retirements, renewable energy
WEBDec 19, 2021 · By 2041, SWEPCO plans to add 4,000 megawatts of new solar and 2,450 megawatts of new wind generation capacity. Over the next five years, SWEPCO plans to add 550 megawatts of solar capacity. The ...
Little Rock Mayor wins re-election; Republicans win big in ... - KUAR
WEBNov 9, 2022 · Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. will keep his current job for the next four years. Scott successfully fended off three challengers to his re-election bid Tuesday night, securing just under half ...
Burn bans expanding in Arkansas amid hot, dry conditions - KUAR
WEBJul 15, 2022 · Arkansas is seeing an increasing number of burn bans in response to dry conditions and hot temperatures. Bans on burning are in effect in 55 of Arkansas' 75 counties, as of Friday. Joe Fox, a 50 ...
Book shares new details on the life of gospel legend Mahalia …
WEBDec 1, 2022 · A half-century after the death of legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, a book released this month provides new details on her life, including the role she played during defining moments of the ...
First Proton Treatment Facility Planned For Arkansas To Fight …
WEBJul 20, 2020 · Phoebe Sanders was an intern for KUAR's news department from December 2019 through August 2020. She is graduate in 2021 from Episcopal Collegiate School, and hopes to study political science and ...
Elizabeth Eckford Recounts "Hell" Of Little Rock Central High …
WEBJan 30, 2020 · KUAR News. Elizabeth Eckford, who was one of nine black students to desegregate Little Rock's Central High School in 1957, recounted her experiences to a crowd Wednesday. She spoke in a lecture ...
YouTube star Hank Green shares cancer diagnosis - KUAR
WEBPublished May 19, 2023 at 4:33 PM CDT. Science communicator, author, and YouTuber Hank Green announced in a video that he's been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a blood cancer. In the YouTube ...
COVID deaths reported in Arkansas are increasing, active cases
WEBSep 23, 2022 · Arkansas reported 18 additional deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, pushing the total over the last three days to 53. On Tuesday – which saw the largest one-day increase in more than five months ...