LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas took the first step Tuesday toward launching its medical marijuana program, as state regulators named the five businesses they intend to license to grow the drug.

2. Memphian Will Hogue Finding Success on Long Drive Tour - Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Will Hogue won last weekend’s Bluff City Shootout long drive competition by defeating 2014 world champion Jeff Flagg. And that would seem to bode well for Hogue’s chances at this year’s world championships, except that right now there isn’t going to be one.

3. Arkansas Attorney General: Keep Minimum-Wage Issue on Ballot - Wednesday, October 15, 2014

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says a measure to gradually increase Arkansas' minimum wage to $8.50 should stay on the ballot.

4. Arkansas Attorney General Rejects Pot Proposal Wording - Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected a request to certify the popular name and ballot title of a proposed constitutional amendment that calls for repealing the prohibition of cannabis in Arkansas.

5. Arkansas Voters May See Multiple Marijuana Proposals - Monday, August 12, 2013

Arkansas voters could potentially see multiple attempts to legalize medical marijuana on the ballot next year.

Two groups are vying to put similar proposed initiated acts before voters in 2014.

6. Arkansas House Passes Registration for Canvassers - Thursday, April 18, 2013

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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Martin Backs Considering Primary in Ark. Suit - Thursday, August 9, 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.

10. Ark. Board Awards $322,427 in Victim Reparations - Monday, July 23, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board has awarded $322,427 in reparations to victims of crime.

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel reported Thursday that the reparations were made to victims in 138 new cases in June. Additional expenses were paid in 24 previously submitted cases.

11. Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Execution Law - Monday, June 25, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state's execution law Friday, calling it unconstitutional.

In a split decision, the high court sided with 10 death row inmates who argued that, under Arkansas' constitution, only the Legislature can set execution policy. Legislators in 2009 voted to give that authority to the Department of Correction.

12. Beebe: Will Back Ethics Initiative If on Ballot - Thursday, June 7, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Gov. Mike Beebe says he'll vote for a proposed ethics initiative that includes a ban on lobbyist gifts to legislators – if the proposal makes it on the November ballot.

13. 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.

14. Ark. AG: Crumbly Made Political Threats Over Lines - Thursday, May 10, 2012

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says a state senator unhappy with the way his district lines were drawn threatened to work against McDaniel's potential bid for governor if the boundaries weren't reworked.

15. Ark. Governor Says He Wanted to Boost Black Vote - Wednesday, May 9, 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.

16. Ark. Court Officials Say Fine Collections Improve - Monday, April 16, 2012

LITTLE ROCK (AP) – A state court official said Friday there has been some improvement in court fee and fine collections after a recent drop that prompted state officials to direct one-time money to prop up a fund that pays for much of Arkansas' judicial operations.

17. No Immediate FOIA Changes Expected After Ruling - Wednesday, October 26, 2011

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — State officials say a western Arkansas judge's ruling against the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act won't have much practical impact in the near future.

Sebastian County Circuit Judge James Cox has declined Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's request that he review his Oct. 4 ruling declaring the criminal penalty of the state sunshine law unconstitutional and McDaniel's request to intervene in the case.

18. Ark. Panel Adopts Governor's Redistricting Plan - Monday, August 1, 2011

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Board of Apportionment on Friday approved new boundaries for the Legislature that decrease the number of majority black districts in the state House.

19. $275K Paid to Ark. Crime Victims - Thursday, June 24, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says more than $275,000 was paid out in May by the state Crime Victims Reparations Board.

20. Arkansas Group Files Lawsuit Against Health Plan - Wednesday, April 28, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two members of a conservative activist group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to challenge President Barack Obama's health care plan, claiming it is unconstitutional to force people to choose between buying insurance and paying a fine.

21. Ark. AG Rejects Medical Marijuana Amendment - Tuesday, January 5, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The attorney general has rejected a measure proposed for this year's ballot to legalize marijuana for medical use in Arkansas.

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Monday cited several problems with the proposed constitutional amendment submitted by a Little Rock attorney to legalize marijuana. McDaniel said the proposal doesn't acknowledge that the drug would still remain illegal under federal law.

22. Arkansas May Vote to Allow Casinos - Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Arkansas voters may have a casino proposal on the ballot in 2010 because the state’s attorney general has approved the wording for a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow casinos in seven counties, including Crittenden.

23. Ark. Gov.: No General Revenue for Proposed Ark. Trauma Center - Wednesday, June 20, 2007

LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Gov. Mike Beebe said Tuesday that the state cannot afford to fund a $25 million trauma care system using general revenue, despite a lawmaker's comments that he may push for an initiated act to do so.