The Arkansas House has passed a bill that requires people paid to gather signatures for ballot proposals to register with the state and undergo training.

The House on Wednesday passed the bill 78-9, a vote that followed the Senate’s approval last month. The bill goes to the governor for his signature.

2. Curtis Coleman Announces Bid for Arkansas Governor - Friday, February 22, 2013

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Little Rock businessman Curtis Coleman joined the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination on Thursday, laying out an agenda that includes proposals to cut taxes and using public money to send Arkansas students to private schools.

3. Lovette Heads Career Services at Remington College - Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Demetrius “Dee” Lovette has been named director of career services at Remington College’s Memphis campus. In the role, Lovette provides job placement services to students and graduates, and works with local employers to assess their workforce needs and provide qualified applicants.

4. Judges Uphold East Arkansas Senate Redistricting - Tuesday, September 18, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A federal court on Monday rejected a state senator's claim that a redistricting panel intentionally diluted the black vote in his district, ruling the decrease stemmed from politics but not racial discrimination.

5. Martin Backs Considering Primary in Ark. Suit - Thursday, August 09, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Secretary of State Mark Martin is supporting a state lawmaker's request that the May primary results be considered in a lawsuit challenging the new boundaries of an east Arkansas Senate district.

6. Grant to Enhance West Memphis Port - Friday, June 29, 2012

The rails at the Port of West Memphis will meet the edge of the levee with $10.9 million in federal funding announced last week in Washington.

The port won funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the TIGER – Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery – grant program.

7. Fed. Judges Won't Block Ark. Primary Certification - Wednesday, May 30, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A federal court panel on Tuesday refused to block the certification of an east Arkansas state Senate primary while they consider a lawmaker's complaint that his district was redrawn to intentionally weaken the black vote.

8. Ark. Governor Says He Wanted to Boost Black Vote - Wednesday, May 09, 2012

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. (AP) – Gov. Mike Beebe testified in federal court Tuesday that he wanted to keep the black voting-age population high in an east Arkansas Senate district, but that he and the redistricting panel he chaired had to consider all of the state's legislative districts.

9. Harahan Boardwalk Backers Plan Return to Omaha - Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Memphis group working with Union Pacific Corp. to build a bike and pedestrian boardwalk across the Mississippi River will be at the railroad’s Omaha, Neb., headquarters next month.

10. A Bridge to Cross - Monday, March 28, 2011

Martyrs Park sits atop the Chickasaw Bluff and overlooks the Mississippi River, its lone modern sculpture a memorial to victims of the 19th century Yellow Fever epidemics that devastated Memphis from the 1850s through the 1870s.

11. Bridge Deal Could Bring 600-Mile River Bike Trail - Tuesday, February 08, 2011

If plans materialize for a pedestrian and bicycle boardwalk on the north side of the Harahan rail bridge, the access areas on both sides of the Mississippi River near the bridge would change rapidly.

12. UP City Agree to Work on Bridge Path - Monday, February 07, 2011

Union Pacific Railroad officials have agreed to work with the city of Memphis and Crittenden County, Ark. officials toward the goal of a bicycle and pedestrian path on the Harahan rail bridge across the Mississippi River.

13. UP Exec, Local Group to Meet About Harahan Wagonway - Friday, February 04, 2011

Union Pacific Railroad CEO James Young meets at the company’s headquarters in Omaha, Neb., Friday with a group from Memphis and West Memphis to talk about biking and hiking.

14. Lawmaker Seeks Cut to Ark. Lieutenant Gov's Office - Tuesday, February 23, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A state lawmaker wants to cut the budget for Lt. Gov. Bill Halter's office and lay off all but one of his staffers.

Rep. Keith Ingram, a Democrat from West Memphis, proposed the cuts to Halter's budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Ingram proposed cutting Halter's full-time staffers from four to one.

15. 2010 - Monday, January 04, 2010

Is it over yet? That may be the most frequently asked question in the New Year. “It” is the worst national economic recession since the Great Depression.

Accurately reading the indicators will not be easy. Some will predict the recession is about to end, just as new indicators point to continuing economic agony for thousands of Memphians.

16. Crittenden Regional Hospital’s Carter Sees Memphis Hospitals as Trauma Partners - Friday, November 27, 2009

Jamie Carter, the chief executive officer of Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis, knows that state lines and political boundaries don’t matter in the business of saving lives.

17. UTHSC College of Medicine Names Smith Interim Dean - Wednesday, October 21, 2009

J. Lacey Smith has been named interim dean for the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Smith currently serves as the associate dean of clinical affairs for the College of Medicine and the chief medical officer and executive vice president for UT Medical Group Inc.

18. Logistics Study: While in Good Shape, Memphis Must Stay on Toes - Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Preliminary findings of the “Memphis Regional Intermodal Infrastructure Assessment” reveal that Memphis is positioned well for the future thanks to a healthy network of transportation assets, but the city also needs to be wary of changing global supply trends that could leave it lagging behind peer cities.

19. Bomb Critically Wounds Head of Ark. Medical Board - Thursday, February 05, 2009

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) - A car bomb explosion critically wounded the head of the Arkansas panel that licenses and disciplines doctors, detonating in his driveway as he was leaving for work, authorities said.

20. Regional Logistics Council Looks to '08 - Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Formed three years ago to address Memphis' ever-growing and ever-changing role in global distribution and logistics, the Regional Logistics Council will close the books on 2007 - and look ahead to 2008 - at its quarterly meeting Thursday.

21. Archived Article: Lead - Friday, December 10, 2004
Logistics Council Hopes to Make Regional Impact

Logistics Group Aims for Regional Impact

Business leaders foster cooperation in tri-state area

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

In case anyone out there is unaware of Memphis role in the world...

22. Archived Article: Attorney Graph - Tuesday, February 16, 1999
Attorney Attorney Judgments Amount ------------------------------------------------ ----------- -------------------------- Gordon & Feldbaum 226 $220,174.79 Baer Baer & Baer 220 $348,622.30 Mccullough Law Firm ...