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Arkansas Rejects Marijuana Legalization Due To ‘Spelling And Grammar Errors’ In Proposal

‘Any person eighteen (18) years of age and older’ was one of the problematic phrases.

by The Independent

Lawyer Defending Police Whistle-Blowers Finds Spying Software On Hard Drive Sent By Police Dept. Attorney

The attorney represents three current and former police officers who contended they were subjected to multiple investigations after revealing improprieties in the department.

An Arkansas lawyer is seeking sanctions after his computer expert found malware on an external hard drive supplied in response to a discovery request. Lawyer Matthew Campbell of North Little Rock says he became suspicious when he received the hard drive by Federal Express in June 2014 from a lawyer for the Fort Smith Police Department, the

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Indiana, Arkansas Try To Stem Backlash From ‘Religious Objections’ Bill

Despite some conservative groups saying the Indiana changes wrongly weakened religious liberty protections for business owners, legislative leaders maintained that a week of national turmoil needed to be addressed.

Indiana, Arkansas Try To Stem Backlash From ‘Religious Objections’ Bill

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence listens to a question during a news conference, Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Indianapolis. Pence said that he wants legislation on his desk by the end of the week to clarify that the state's new religious-freedom law does not allow discrimination against gays and

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Arkansas Lawmakers Vote To Keep Holiday Celebrating Confederate General — On Martin Luther King Day

Robert E. Lee, led an army that killed thousands of people in defense of slavery is being honored by lawmakers in Arkansas.

Arkansas Lawmakers Vote To Keep Holiday Celebrating Confederate General — On Martin Luther King Day

Lee at age 31 in 1838, as a Lieutenant of Engineers in the U. S. Army The state of Arkansas has a state holiday honoring Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general who was one of the most important military leaders of a splinter nation founded on the principle that people should be allowed to own other human beings. On Wednesday, a state

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Sunken Great Lakes Oil Pipeline Raises Spill Fears

A growing chorus of activists and members of Congress is demanding closer scrutiny as stepped-up production in North Dakota’s Bakken region and Canada’s Alberta tar sands boosts the amount of oil coursing through pipelines crossing the nation’s heartland.

Sunken Great Lakes Oil Pipeline Raises Spill Fears

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A freshwater channel that separates Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas is a premier Midwestern tourist attraction and a photographer's delight, offering spectacular vistas of two Great Lakes, several islands and one of the world's longest suspension bridges. But nowadays the Straits of Mackinac is drawing attention

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Vocal Minority Blocks Low-Income Health Insurance Option In Ark.

For a third time, a “private option” health care bill has failed to make it through the Arkansas House.

Vocal Minority Blocks Low-Income Health Insurance Option In Ark.

In Arkansas, a small but vocal coalition in the state House blocked, for the third time, a bill that would continue funding of the state’s “private option” Medicaid expansion. The rejection of the funding authorization endangers the health care coverage of approximately 87,000 of Arkansas’ poorest residents.

Funding bills in

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Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

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ND Pipeline Spill Leaks 20,000 Barrels Of Oil, Destroying Wheat Crops

Seven acres of farmland reportedly have been destroyed by a massive pipeline oil leak that went unreported for days.

ND Pipeline Spill Leaks 20,000 Barrels Of Oil, Destroying Wheat Crops

A North Dakota pipeline spill has allowed more than 20,000 barrels -- or 800,000 gallons -- of crude oil to enter one of the state’s wheat fields, representing a worst-case scenario for farmers attempting to operate in pipeline-heavy areas.

The spill is measured as the one of the largest in the nation, covering more

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