Author: Roby Brock

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Preslar Joins Mangan Holcomb PR Department

Renée Preslar of Conway has joined Mangan Holcomb Partners as a public relations account executive. In this role, she will be responsible for managing and executing PR projects for clients…

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Tilley: A Simple Concern With The GOP Plan

The City Wire editor Michael Tilley takes aim at the Arkansas GOP legislators’ SIMPLE plan that they promise to enact if they gain the majorities of the State House or Senate.

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Severance Tax Revenue Shows Steady Growth

As Arkansas’ natural gas industry continues to mature, severance tax revenue has steadily increased each year since the Legislature raised the levy on natural gas production in 2009, but 2012 is off to a slow start.

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Arkansas Municipal League Selects New Officers

The Arkansas Municipal League has elected a new slate of officers for the 2012-2013 year. Camden Mayor Chris Claybaker was elected president. Pea Ridge Mayor Jackie Crabtree was elected first…

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District Farm Family Winners Named

The Arkansas Farm Bureau named its district winners for Farm Family of the Year. The program begins each year with selection of top farm families in each county and culminates…

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Supreme Court Ruling Won’t End Health Care Debate

Arkansas Times senior editor and lead blogger, Max Brantley, and Republican political strategist Clint Reed of Impact Management Group agree on one thing: The Supreme Court decision on the federal health care law won’t settle the issue.

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Beebe Headed To France For Trade Mission

Gov. Mike Beebe (D) said on his return trip from China that he may travel to France this summer for an agricultural-related economic development trip. Apparently, he will.