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News from May 2022

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - COMPANY C: ADE Announces Winners of State’s Middle School Coding Competition

By Press release submission | May 19, 2022

The Arkansas Department of Education's Office of Computer Science is pleased to announce the winners of the third annual Great Arkansas History Video Game Coding Competition.

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Week of April 30: 114 people age 85 and older are estimated to have died in Arkansas

By Natural State News | May 18, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 114 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending April 30.

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Arkansas during week ending April 30

By Natural State News | May 18, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas in the week ending April 30, making up less than 2.7% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.

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Arkansas collected $4.2 billion in general sales and gross receipts taxes in 2021

By Natural State News | May 18, 2022

Of the $11.7 billion in taxes collected by Arkansas in 2021, 35.7 percent, or $4.2 billion, came from general sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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121 people die in Arkansas from heart disease in week ending May 14, 2022

By Natural State News | May 18, 2022

There were 121 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending May 14, 2022, a 9% decrease from the previous week.

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72 people die in Arkansas from cancer in week ending May 14, 2022

By Natural State News | May 18, 2022

There were 72 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending May 14, 2022, a 34.5% decrease from the previous week.

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Arkansas collected 29% more in taxes on alcoholic beverages licenses in 2021

By Natural State News | May 18, 2022

Of the $11.7 billion in taxes collected by Arkansas in 2021, $5.9 million came from taxes on alcoholic beverages licenses, a 29 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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ARKANSAS AUDITOR OF STATE: Friendly Reminder- Cash Claiming

By Press release submission | May 18, 2022

REMINDER: Our office will NOT contact you by text message and will NEVER charge you to claim your cash.

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ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE BOARD: Growing Hope

By Press release submission | May 18, 2022

Working the land can give a sense of fulfillment, but it can also be a major cause of mental, physical, and financial stress.

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39 people die in Arkansas from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending May 14, 2022

By Natural State News | May 17, 2022

There were 39 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending May 14, 2022, a 2.5% decrease from the previous week.

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23 people die in Arkansas from cerebrovascular disease in week ending May 14, 2022

By Natural State News | May 17, 2022

There were 23 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending May 14, 2022, no changes from the previous week.

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Arkansas collected 14.1% more in taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses in 2021

By Natural State News | May 17, 2022

Of the $11.7 billion in taxes collected by Arkansas in 2021, $145.3 million came from taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses, a 14.1 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Arkansas during week ending April 30

By Natural State News | May 17, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arkansas in the week ending April 30, making up less than 2.7% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.

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Week ending April 30 could be deadliest for people in 75-84 age group in Arkansas

By Natural State News | May 17, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 136 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending April 30.

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Arkansas deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending April 30

By Natural State News | May 17, 2022

Arkansas's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending April 30, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Arkansas collected $936,000 in taxes on miscellaneous licenses in 2021

By Natural State News | May 17, 2022

Of the $11.7 billion in taxes collected by Arkansas in 2021, less than 0.1 percent, or $936,000, came from miscellaneous license taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Home vacancies in Arkansas down 0.2% from 2020 to 2021

By Natural State News | May 17, 2022

Arkansas' home vacancy rate was 1.2 percent in 2021, a decrease of 0.2 percent from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau report released in March.

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Arkansas GOP on candidate for prosecuting attorney: 'Crime increases around the nation where George Soros-funded DAs and prosecutors reign'

By David Beasley | May 17, 2022

As a new survey ranks Arkansas as the worst state to be a police officer amid a jump in crime in the state, Alicia Walton is running for prosecuting attorney of the Sixth Judicial District with a soft-on-crime platform.

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ARKANSAS ADJUTANT GENERAL: Air Guardsman nominated for Air Force innovation award

By Press release submission | May 17, 2022

Congratulations to the Arkansas Air National Guard's Tech. Sgt. Andrew Barrick for being the Air National Guard's nominee for the Air Force's Gen. Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award.

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NORTHWEST PA COLLEGIATE ACADEMY: Dental Students: Robert Tanner Freeman Scholarship Program Accepting Applications

By Press release submission | May 17, 2022

To apply for the scholarship, applicants should meet the eligibility criteria