LITTLE ROCK â Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue says heâs preparing for a long day Monday as the state begins selling its first scratch-off tickets.

... relationship. Let's focus on the letter, dated July 1, 2008, in which Vaden laid out his case to Richard Weiss, the director of the state Department of Finance and Administration. According to Vaden, the hot check division began renting space in his ...

LITTLE ROCK Mike Beebe doesn't have a campaign in place and hasn't started raising money for 2010, but he's already warming up for a victory lap.

Paying $324,000 to a guy from South Carolina to start up and run our lottery is not something I'm eager to take the lead in defending.

... fiscal year, which ended Tuesday, totaled $4.4 billion, or .5 percent above forecast. The governor and director of the state Department of Finance and Administration credited conservative budgeting during difficult economic times. "That ...

WASHINGTON Pattie Brew, daughter of a North Carolina sharecropper, had let almost a century go by without casting a vote for president or joining the inaugural crowds only three miles from her home in the nation's capital.

... five-year low after a record $136.29 in July. Still, there's not a whisper of bust, said Lynn Helms, director of the state Department of Mineral Resources. "We may see rig counts drop, and we may see production decline slightly, but ...

... Bids unsealed Wednesday put the costs at $21.2 million a difference of nearly $3 million. Dan Flowers, director of the state Highway and Transportation Department, said the savings could disappear if bids begin to come in overbudget as ...

... the best way to limit the spread of the virus but consult with a health-care provider. Dr. James Phillips, director of the state Health Department's infectious disease branch, said Monday that he believes there's a possibility the virus ...

... not released into anyone's custody. "When our role is ended, we try to step out," said Chris Peterson, director of the state Department of Health and Human Services. About an hour before the shootings, Hawkins called Maruca-Kovac and ...