New Oklahoma House K-12 education committee leaders focused on academic results
The GOP-controlled House is unlikely to pursue a hike in school funding after passing major increases in recent years, the ...
Arkansas Times9d
Supreme drama: Chief justice asked to not communicate with court staff during HR probe
The director of the Administrative Office of the Courts has asked the chief justice to stay away from his office and staff.
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Oklahoma Gov. Said High School Students Need College, Trade School or Military Offer To Graduate?
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt did tell a reporter he was "thinking about" making it a requirement that high school students have an acceptance offer for a college, trade school or the military in ...
Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice digs up predecessor’s 2017 memo in dispute with colleagues
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker cited a non-official memo from her predecessor as the basis for her ...
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L.A. Weekend Guide: Promoters Pivot to Fire Fundraisers and Community-Focused Events
From A Club Called Rhonda and Club Heav3n to Vintageland and Smorgasburg, L.A.'s favorite happenings are all about helping ...
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The Arkansas Supreme Court and chief justice are in a power struggle over who can fire officials
Baker defeated Justice Rhonda Wood in a November runoff after a March election that also included Justice Barbara Webb. “Notwithstanding the will of the people in selecting me to serve in this ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette15d
Baker issues order, says other justices’ attempts to override her firings memo to be null and void
Five justices participated in both per curiams: Rhonda Wood, Shawn Womack, Barbara Webb, Cody Hiland and Nicholas Bronni. Baker concurred and dissented in part with the Monday per curiam ...
Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice rejects colleagues’ orders, citing constitutional authority
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker on Wednesday declared invalid two per curiam orders her fellow justices issued in the past week, the latest development in an ongoing dispute over the ...
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Chief Justice Karen Baker strikes down two orders opposed to her Arkansas Supreme Court, judiciary hiring and firing decisions
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker struck down two orders by associate court justices opposing actions she had taken shortly after entering office Jan. 1.