by - February 13, 2020 5:44 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court has overruled a decision by a lower court to remove Lawrence County District Judge Adam Weeks from the ballot stemming from a case in which Weeks…
by - February 13, 2020 5:17 pm
Attorney, author and independent consultant Hannibal B. Johnson lectured on “From ‘Us and Them’ to ‘We’ – Examining Explicit and Implicit Biases” Wednesday (Feb. 12) at the University of Arkansas…
by - February 13, 2020 10:22 am
The decade of the 2010s started off with the recovery from the Great Recession as Arkansas’ economy was stung by banking, manufacturing, and housing turmoil. Halfway through the decade, economic…
by - February 12, 2020 8:51 pm
How do you turn the President’s impeachment into a pitch for an independent Supreme Court candidate in Arkansas? U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sent an email to supporters this week…
by - February 12, 2020 7:22 pm
Jonesboro Unlimited set a target goal more than three years ago to add at least 2,500 good paying jobs in the Jonesboro area. The private-partnership, economic development organization decided to…
by - February 11, 2020 10:48 pm
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., won the New Hampshire Democratic primary Tuesday (Feb. 11), the nation’s first primary in the 2020 presidential election cycle. With 25.8% of the vote (with…
by - February 11, 2020 5:15 pm
Only a few months after saying little progress had been made in repairing more than 700 water leaks around the city, Fort Smith Utilities Director Lance McAvoy told Fort Smith…
by - February 11, 2020 5:01 pm
Just four percentage points separates first place from fourth place in a new survey of likely Democratic primary voters in Arkansas. The latest Talk Business & Politics/Hendrix College Poll asked…
by - February 11, 2020 4:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Feb. 11) he created three goals at the beginning of 2019 regarding the C&H Farms hog operation along the Buffalo River watershed, and all three…
by - February 11, 2020 2:56 pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave approval to the first treatment for life-threating peanut allergies in children, and many Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) scientists, supporters and…
by - February 11, 2020 2:41 pm
Cassandra Caldwell was named as executive director of the Arkansas Waterways Commission on Tuesday (Feb. 11). Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announced the appointment of Caldwell, who will replace Diedre…
by - February 11, 2020 6:38 am
The eighth annual Hoops for Kids Sake charity basketball game between the Arkansas House and Senate will take place on Monday, April 20 at 7 p.m. at the Jack Stephens…
by - February 10, 2020 9:11 pm
Arkansas has not seen any cases of the novel coronavirus that has killed 900 people worldwide, but it has planned for such pandemics, and anyone who has been to China…
by - February 10, 2020 6:16 pm
The application process for the UAMS Cancer Institute to gain a National Cancer Institute designation could take 3-4 years, its director told legislators Monday (Feb. 10). Speaking to the House…
by - February 10, 2020 5:53 pm
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg Monday (Feb. 10). Scott, who is one year into office, praised Bloomberg’s commitment to spread opportunity to Americans…
by - February 10, 2020 4:06 pm
For Arkansas history trivia fans, what significant legislative event began 10 years ago? If you said the Arkansas fiscal session, you are correct. For those who may have forgotten, the…
by - February 10, 2020 7:55 am
Longtime Republican party activist in Craighead County Billie Sue Hoggard has died after a battle with cancer, according to a social media post by the Craighead County Republican Committee. Hoggard,…
by - February 9, 2020 9:05 am
As I sat in the funeral home chapel the other day, I couldn’t help thinking that I’ve been here many times before — too many times in recent years —…
by - February 7, 2020 3:30 pm
Nonfarm U.S. employment rose by 225,000 in January, better than the 147,000 in December but below the 269,000 in January 2019. The jobless rate was 3.6%, above the 3.5% in…
by - February 6, 2020 10:07 pm
Judge Morgan “Chip” Welch said Chief Justice John Roberts is the Supreme Court Justice with whom he most aligns, while Barbara Webb said she most aligns with Justice Neil Gorsuch…
