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'Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola'

City Board moves to protect incumbents from early fund-raising. But what about Stodola's nest egg?

The Little Rock City Board moved Monday to help Mark Stodola, and potentially themselves, against election challengers who use a state law on exploratory campaigns to get around a city limit on when fund-raising may begin.
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Future looks dim for Little Rock home energy efficiency ordinance

Is a Little Rock ordinance to require tests for energy efficiency in new homes dead? The outlook isn't bright.
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Little Rock schools get a serving of mush from Little Rock City Board

The Little Rock City Board approved a resolution endorsing local control of the Little Rock School District. It wasn't much of a show of support.

Otherwise predictable public hearing on I-30 project hears suggestion to close the interstate for day, enjoy peace and quiet

Twenty members of the public urged Metroplan's board of directors tonight not to alter the agency's long-range transportation plan to allow for the state highway department's widening of Interstate 30 in downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock. Four speakers spoke in favor.
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UPDATE: Now Mayor Stodola wants state to give Little Rock its school district back

So now Mayor Mark Stodola wants the state to return control of the Little Rock School District to local voters. It's political cover.

Mayor Stodola plugs football at UALR

Mayor Mark Stodola has pitched his support behind a movement for college football at UALR, in part to provide another paying customer for War Memorial Stadium, likely soon to be shorn of even the one Razorback game it still hosts. It wouldn't be cheap
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Mayor details specific losses from Trump budget cuts

The Trump budget promises pain in innumerable programs large and small. Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola noted a few city-specific categories in his weekly e-mail message.

Bill would prevent school districts from selling unused buildings to anyone other than charter operators for two years

A bill that would grant Arkansas charter schools the right to use “unused or underutilized” public school buildings advanced out of the House Education Committee late Monday afternoon on a voice vote with some dissent, drawing criticism from some opponents of the bill who cried foul at the unusual timing of the committee's action.
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Mayor Stodola: Whatever happened to local control?

Credit where due to Mayor Mark Stodola for noting the national movement by Republicans to seize local control on pet issues, a movement amply illustrated by Arkansas's Republican legislature.

City to AHTD: Consider downtown. Otherwise, go ahead.

On this final day of public comment on the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department's plan to widen Interstate 30, Mayor Mark Stodola and City Manager Bruce Moore have provided the AHTD with recommendations based on an assumption the proposed alternatives — 8 lanes or 10 — will be acceptable to the city.
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Meredith Catlett appointed to Airport Commission

The Little Rock City Board last night confirmed Mayor Mark Stodola's appointment of Meredith Catlett to the Airport Commission. She takes the seat of Thomas Schueck, whose term expired.

Fly-LIT: Airport commissioner slot on the agenda

Also on the agenda for Tuesday's city board meeting is board confirmation of Mayor Mark Stodola's picks for a number of city board and commission seats, including the always highly sought Airport Commission.
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