http://www.yourstreet.com/news/ar YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us One of the leading progressive champions of health care reform is pessimistic about the state of the debate in the Senate, saying he sees virtually no path to passing strong legislation and foresees potential congressional losses for Democrats as a consequence.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756025/dean-dems-in-deep-trouble-on-health-care,-the-only-options-are-a-bad-bil Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:21:08 -0800 By Mike Luce This week, let's take a look at the follies of the top BCS teams, as ranked in the first poll released by the Bowl Championship Series HAL 9000 on Sunday night. The top teams are, in order: Florida, 'Bama, Texas, Boise, Cincy, Iowa, USC, TCU, LSU, and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751572/the-college-football-report Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:38:08 -0700 Editor's note: J.P. Giglio is one of 60 AP voters. • JP Top 25 archive • AP, USA Today polls • Pollspeak (how everyone else voted) 1. Florida Record: 5-0 Last week: 2 (won @ LSU, 13-3) This week: Arkansas Wake me up for the SEC title game. 2. Alabama Record:... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742266/jp-top-25-week-6 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:05:08 -0700 A lawsuit challenging the cancellation of Arkansas' fall turkey hunting season is being transferred from Phillips to Pulaski County. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736752/turkey-season-lawsuit-transferred Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:16:08 -0700 The September state revenue report is a doozy, and I don't mean good. For the month, gross revenues were down 14 percent against the same month last year and down 12 percent from the revenue forecast. Sales taxes plunged 10 percent year-to-year and income tax... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734688/state-money-not-looking-up Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:30:08 -0700 I read that President Obama has issued an executive order banning federal employees from texting while driving. Good. Arkansas now has a law banning texting while driving, so there's nothing to copy there. But could Gov. Beebe issue an executive order banning state... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734690/gov-beebe- Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:27:08 -0700 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Cattle operations, discharge from wastewater treatment plants and excessive use of commercial fertilizer could all be contributing to the pollution problem in the Illinois River valley, attorneys for 11 poultry companies being sued by... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737854/poultry-companies-being-sued-by-oklahoma-claim-others-polluted-watershed Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:43:08 -0700 JIMMY BURCH The gravity-defying moves and body-contortion skills came first, followed by the nickname: "Matrix Man," which many Texas A&M teammates have shortened simply to "Matrix." It refers to the otherworldly strength and flexibility displayed by movie characters... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736491/aggies-hybrid-runs-on-strength,-crazy-moves Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:02:08 -0700 In celebration of Kilgore College’s 75th anniversary, this week is chock-full of homecoming activities. The week will conclude with a 7 p.m. football contest versus Arkansas Baptist College at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium in Kilgore on Saturday, Oct. 3. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736393/kc-homecoming-activities-continue-through-saturday Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:57:08 -0700 Interesting. The Times some time ago chronicled efforts to remove Arkansas from the very short list -- along with only Alabama -- that still required annual rabies vaccinations . Vaccines last much longer and many states now require shots every three years. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726953/change-slowed-on-rabies-shots Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:17:08 -0700 Editor's note: J.P. Giglio is one of 60 AP voters. • JP Top 25 archive • AP, USA Today polls Here you go, Tar Heel fans: Before the season started, I thought East Carolina and N.C. State were both better than North Carolina, which had issues at receiver and on... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726226/jp-top-25-week-3 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:46:08 -0700 WASHINGTON (AP) ? Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help poor people in Arkansas and by decade?s end went national, expanding into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two radio... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6730988/did-acorn-get-too-big-for-its-own-good- Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:00:08 -0700 WASHINGTON (AP) — Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help the poor in Arkansas and quickly went national, growing into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two radio stations are affiliates and a man it... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748207/did-acorn-get-too-big-for-its-own-good- Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:14:08 -0700 WASHINGTON — Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help the poor in Arkansas and quickly went national, growing into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools bear its name, two radio stations are affiliates and a man it... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729834/video,-scandals-plague-acorn Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:09:08 -0700 WASHINGTON -- Activist group A.C.O.R.N.. started in 1970 to help the poor in Arkansas and quickly went national, growing into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two radio stations are affiliates and a man it... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727025/a-c-o-r-n-woes-aren-t-just-videos Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 Arkansas defensive coordinator Willy Robinson has to change his demeanor for games this season. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6723452/robinson-adopts-up-close-approach Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:31:08 -0700 Arkansas’ SEC opener against Georgia on Saturday will be telecast by ESPN. Kickoff is set for 6:45 p.m. at Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The broadcast team will consist of Brad Nessler on play-by-play, Todd Blackledge with color commentary and Erin Andrews with... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6723458/espn-to-televise-arkansas-georgia Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:23:08 -0700 The Arkansas chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens has chosen a student at the Clinton School of Public Service to be its director. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722222/arkansas-lulac-picks-chapter-head Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:50:08 -0700 ROGERS, Ark. - Jiyai Shin shot a 7-under 64, then beat Angela Stanford and Sun Young Yoo on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the P G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6719332/shin-wins-three-way-playoff Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:00:08 -0700 LITTLE ROCK — So-called "fire-safe" cigarettes are turning up on store shelves across Arkansas, and smokers are complaining that while the safety of the cigarettes may have been improved, the quality has declined. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722165/smokers-hot-over-fire-safe-cigarettes Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:40:08 -0700