By Jack Healy
Ramona Labrensz with a photo of her husband Harold at her home in Mobridge, S.D. When the local nursing home where he was living failed, Mr. Labrensz was transferred to another nursing home 220 miles away in North Dakota.
11-year-old girl granting wishes to nursing home residents
By STEVE HARTMAN
…And it was on one of those visits, that Ruby started going up to residents with her notepad, asking them if they could have any three things, what would they be…
"I was very surprised. I thought people would say money, houses, a Lamborghini," Ruby said.
But, instead, here's what she got: electric razor, new shoes, Vienna sausage, for some reason a lot of people asked for Vienna sausage and other really basic items.
Legislators renew efforts to change tort laws in state
by John Moritz
In newest proposals, gone is control over rules, fees; caps on damages stay
Owner Of Assisted Living Facility In Bentonville Sued For Sexually Assaulting Residents
A lawsuit has been filed against the owner Better Home Living in Bentonville.
In December 2018, Angel Floro, 71, pleaded guilty in Benton County Circuit Court to two counts of second-degree sexual assault. He received 75 days in jail and 12 years of probation for sexually assaulting two residents.
31 amendment ideas filed on deadline day
by John Moritz
Proposals cover variety of legislative goals
2019 Session: Issues fight to get spot on 2020 ballot
By: Jessi Turnure
SJR 8 would limit awards of punitive and noneconomic damages in civil actions, commonly known as tort reform. The measure would not go as far as the proposed constitutional amendment the Arkansas Supreme Court struck from the ballot last year.
'Tort Reform' Returns: Lawmakers File Proposal to Allow Damage Limits
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas lawmakers are proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to limit damages awarded in lawsuits.
That comes after a more-expansive "tort reform" measure was disqualified from last year's ballot.
A Statement on Today's Filing of Senate Joint Resolution 8
This is just the latest scheme by selfish special interests to put a government-mandated price on human life. Senate Joint Resolution 8 would remove Arkansans’ guaranteed constitutional right to a trial by a citizen jury and surrender power to politicians and corrupt corporate lobbyists to decide a one-size-fits-all value on human life. Special interests will never stop trying to rig the system at the expense of our rights, and it is crucial that this legislation be stopped.