Month: April 2011

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Overstock Exits Arkansas On Tax Law Change

Salt Lake City-based Overstock.com announced Friday it is pulling out of Arkansas after Gov. Mike Beebe signed into law a bill requiring online retailers to remit tax collections like their bricks-and-mortar competitors.

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Once Again, Egs Wagers Set Records

Arkansas’ two gambling venues – Oaklawn and Southland – once again scored record-setting months of revenues and payouts related to electronic games of skill (EGS).

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Autism Awareness Month “Zumbathon”

April is Autism Awareness Month. To celebrate that, Karla Auguste presents … Light it up BLUE! "Zumbathon" event to benefit The Gregory Kistler Center.  Saturday, April 23 from 8 a.m….

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Arkansas Test Scores Improve, College Readiness Lags

More public school students in Arkansas score proficient on standardized tests, but fewer students are college ready than the national average, according to a report released Thursday (April 7) by the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas.

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For Arkansas Consumers, A Natural Gas Price Break

As Arkansas consumers fret about higher commodity and pump prices, natural gas prices in the “Natural State” have fallen to the lowest levels since April 2002, according to newly released information from the U.S. Department of Energy.