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Investing in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas is making a massive public investment to bring broadband access to every corner of the state. Last year the state hired a consultant firm, Broadband Development Group (BDG), to develop a master plan.
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MCQC votes to purchase Grader

On Tuesday, March 10, the Marion County Quorum Court met at 6 p.m. in the Marion County Courthouse on the Square in Yellville to discuss ordinances, hear reports from the county committee’s and citizens comments. Claudia Brigham, Brady Madden, Wesley Shipman, James Underwood, Mike Scrima, Joyce McCalla, Rick White, Talon Vancuren and Marty Nickels were in attendance, along John Massey, Marion County Judge.
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AG Rutledge Secures $141 Million for American Consumers Deceived by Intuit’s TurboTax

Little Rock – Attorney General Leslie Rutledge secured a settlement with the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for deceiving consumers in to paying for tax services that should have been free. As a result of a multistate agreement, Intuit will pay $141 million in restitution to millions of consumers across the nation who were unfairly charged. In addition, Intuit must suspend TurboTax’s “free, free, free” ad campaign that lured customers with promises of free tax preparation services, only to deceive them into paying for those services. All 50 states and the District of Columbia have signed onto the agreement. Almost 36,000 Arkansas consumers will share the $1.067 million in restitution payments.
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Calling Western Fans

Are you hankering to read some Western novels? Bull Shoals Library (BSL) recently received a donation of about 20 Western novels. These are just some of the new books BSL added to its collection in the last month. Library volunteers process new books as soon as possible so they are added to the new online searchable data base. Check out what is new at https://www.libib.com/u/bullshoalslibrary
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To the Class of 2022

The graduation season is upon us, so today I am congratulating the members of the Class of 2022 who overcame the expected difficulties of high school and college and then surmounted the totally unexpected challenges of a worldwide pandemic.
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Flippin’s Shannon Smith, winner of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition

Washington, DC— Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced Shannon Smith, a senior at Flippin High School, as the winner of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for the Third District. Shannon’s artwork, entitled “Portrait of Many Colors,” will now be sent to Washington, D.C. and displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
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Mid-America Science Museum Presents an Exhibit 75 million Years in the Making

“This new exhibit celebrates and explores the fascinating world of Dinosaurs at their prime and the catastrophic event that may have caused their extinction, while giving rise to our own species,” said Diane LaFollette, Museum executive director. “Think of it as a cross between the excitement of Jurassic Park and the adventure of Indiana Jones. We know that visitors of all ages are going to love it,” she added.
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