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David Pryor, former Arkansas governor, senator, dies at 89

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service in the state long after he left office, has died. He was 89. Pryor, who went undercover to investigate nursing homes while a congressman, […]

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Former Arkansas governor, U.S. Sen. David Pryor dies at 89

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP/KY3) — Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service in the state long after he left office, has died. He was 89. Pryor, who went undercover to investigate nursing homes while a congressman, […]

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Former Arkansas Governor David Pryor Dead At 89

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service in the state long after he left office, has died. He was 89. Pryor, who went undercover to investigate nursing homes while a congressman, […]

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David Pryor, Former Senator and Governor from Arkansas, Dies at 89

One of the titans of Arkansas politics, David Pryor, died on Saturday at the age of 89. Pryor, a Democrat, served several terms as a congressman, two terms as Arkansas governor, and two decades as a U.S. senator before retiring from elected office in 1995. Along the way, Pryor began a political dynasty—his son, Mark, […]

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David Pryor, former Arkansas governor and US senator, dies at 89

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — David Hampton Pryor, the 39th governor of Arkansas who went on to serve the state for 18 years in the Senate and in the process established a legacy as one of the most admired, trusted and beloved political leaders in Arkansas’ history, died Saturday at the age of 89. In a […]

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Former Arkansas governor, U.S. senator dies

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – David Pryor, who served the state of Arkansas as a governor and U.S. Senator, died Saturday morning at the age of 89. According to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Pryor was born in Camden on Aug. 29, 1934, and graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Following his graduation in […]

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Arkansas senators say Clinton airport executive Bryan Malinowski killed by ATF with no bodycam

US News By Louis Casiano, Fox News Published April 20, 2024, 6:10 a.m. ET Both US senators from Arkansas are pushing for answers from the Justice Department about a federal law enforcement search warrant execution last month that ended with an airport executive shot dead. Sens. Tom Cotton and John Boozman are seeking answers in the death […]

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Arkansas governor’s office potentially violated laws by buying lectern: audit

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘ office potentially violated state laws on purchasing, state property and government records when it purchased a $19,000 lectern for the Republican governor that’s prompted nationwide attention, an audit requested by lawmakers said Monday. Legislative auditors referred the findings in the long-awaited audit of the […]

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Arkansas lawmakers question governor’s staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday pointedly questioned Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ staff about the $19,000 purchase of a lectern that an audit says potentially violated laws on purchasing, property and government records. During a nearly three-hour hearing before the committee that requested the audit, the first-term Republican governor’s top aides faced […]

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Arkansas lawmakers advance crypto mining resolutions • Arkansas Advocate

A legislative panel on Tuesday authorized the Arkansas House to consider allowing the introduction of bills to regulate cryptocurrency mining during the fiscal session.  The eight resolutions approved by the House Select Committee on Rules aim to amend the Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023, which passed with bipartisan support and limited the state’s and […]

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