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Arkansas

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Friday, October 6, 2023: Malaria in Arkansas | Mike McNeill’s Diary

The news from the Arkansas Department of Health is one of the things we didn’t have on our news bingo card for 2023: A locally acquired case of malaria in the Benton area. It is rare, but not unheard-of, for Americans who have traveled abroad to come back with malaria. But now, a person in […]

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Mike McNeill’s Diary for Tuesday, June 6, 2023: South Arkansas in the energy sector news | Mike McNeill’s Diary

The Wall Street Journal’s recent article about a deal between Galvanic Energy and ExxonMobil to buy lithium leases in Columbia and Lafayette counties has led to a follow-up in the Journal, and other media. We can’t give you a direct link for legal reasons, but we can tell you that on Friday, the Journal had […]

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Mike McNeill’s Diary for Wednesday, October 5, 2022: Big win for Arkansas voters and the Libertarian Party | Mike McNeill’s Diary

As our columnist Steve Brawner notes today, independent voters in the state got a huge legal victory last week in a ruling by Federal Judge Kristine Baker. She found for the Libertarian Party of Arkansas, overturning Act 164 of the 2019 Arkansas Legislature. The act, pushed by Arkansas Republicans, adopted a series of oppressive measures […]

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Mike McNeill’s Diary for Wednesday, May 18, 2022: Arkansas Delta Informer | Mike McNeill’s Diary

A news website has launched in a location that badly needs it. The Arkansas Delta Informer formally opened on Saturday to report news in the Pine Bluff area and Southeast Arkansas. We like The Delta Informer’s chances for success because it is owned by Michael McCray, a Pine Bluff native with a law degree from […]

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