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Arkansas Economic Development Commission issued tax credits without sufficient documentation
Some Arkansas companies received thousands of dollars in tax credits that they should not have received while working on economic incentive projects, Arkansas Economic Development Commission administrators told lawmakers Friday. Under the Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003, businesses can be rewarded for economic development projects by receiving income tax breaks if they submit proof of […]
At a McDonald’s in Kentucky, 10-year-olds worked past midnight, Department of Labor finds
WASHINGTON — Children as young as 10 were found working past midnight at a McDonald’s restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, the U.S. Department of Labor said in announcing numerous civil penalties levied on fast-food franchises. As part of an investigation into federal child labor law violations in the Southeast, the Labor Department said three separate franchises […]
Anyone can claim to be a journalist or a news organization
Headlines in early March 2023 implied Fox News mogul Rupert Murdoch had made a damning confession. He had affirmed that some of his most important journalists were reporting that the 2020 presidential election was a fraud – even though they knew they were propagating a lie. It was an admission during pretrial testimony in a […]
Tornadoes kill at least 5 in Arkansas, damage hundreds of homes and businesses
At least five people died in tornadoes in Arkansas on Friday, but officials reported no fatalities in Little Rock as of Saturday afternoon. The first death was reported in the city of North Little Rock in a tornado that struck a little after 2 p.m.; four were killed in Wynne, about 105 miles northeast of […]