by - June 22, 2017 7:44 pm
Republicans in the U.S. Senate released the initial draft of a healthcare bill Thursday that will reduce Medicaid spending, cut taxes for the wealthy, limit subsidies to private insurance companies,…
by - June 21, 2017 7:16 pm
Arkansas had a record low unemployment rate in May of 3.4%, and Northeast Arkansas has followed that unprecedented trend. Craighead County has an unemployment rate of 2.5%, its lowest mark…
by - June 21, 2017 6:08 am
The Arkansas State Plant Board has received more than 50 complaints about drift from the dicamba herbicide in 2017, and the board voted 11-3 to severely restrict its use but…
by - June 20, 2017 4:20 pm
Dr. Guiliana Medrano’s company, GeneCoMe Biotech, had a potentially revolutionary concept. Chickens are fed antibiotics to ward off diseases such as salmonella and Listeria. The company hoped to develop natural…
by - June 20, 2017 6:37 am
When Kelly Grooms stepped on to the stage of the newly established Downtown Playhouse in Pocahontas, it was a place he knew well. More than a quarter century earlier, he…
by - June 19, 2017 3:34 pm
An intramural battle among Republicans for a coveted state senate seat has sparked in northern Arkansas. State Rep. James Sturch, R-Batesville, will muster a primary challenge to incumbent State Sen….
by - June 16, 2017 2:54 pm
President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back executive orders by then President Barack Obama that allowed expanded travel and trade with Cuba. The new order restricts travel and returns the…
by - June 14, 2017 6:47 pm
An Arkansas County cattle rancher told Talk Business & Politics he will seek the Democratic nomination next year and challenge U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, for Arkansas’ First Congressional District…
by - June 14, 2017 5:41 pm
Seven farmers across the country – four in Arkansas – received the first carbon credit issued to rice farmers Wednesday, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The credit…
by - June 14, 2017 12:02 am
Last week, President Donald Trump unveiled the concept of investing up to $1 trillion in infrastructure spending. The plan didn’t outline specific projects or how it would be paid for….
by - June 12, 2017 4:43 pm
An effort to create thousands of higher paying jobs in the Jonesboro-metro area has the money to initiate an agreed upon five-year strategic plan. Jonesboro Unlimited, a private partnership development…
by - June 8, 2017 11:51 am
Editor’s note: Story updated to include comments from some members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation. –––––––––––––––––– Former FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday (June 8) he…
by - June 7, 2017 9:29 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees will be asked Thursday (June 8) to raise tuition and fee rates throughout the university system for the 2017-18 school term. Students on…
by - June 6, 2017 4:21 pm
Nobody knows when the first human settlements were made at Old Davidsonville near the Lawrence/Randolph County lines, but the 163-acre state park has a deep and rich history that spans…
by - June 5, 2017 4:09 pm
Any move by President Donald Trump to rollback a series of executive orders signed by then President Barack Obama lifting trade and travel restrictions with Cuba would be a mistake,…
by - June 4, 2017 8:29 pm
Arkansas Jail Standards informed Lawrence County officials in 2014 that the county’s jail was inadequate and needed to be replaced. Officials spent months grappling with different proposals and were told…
by - June 1, 2017 5:12 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has added a provision to the 2017 transportation budget that will designate U.S. 67, from North Little Rock to Walnut Ridge, as the future Interstate…
by - May 31, 2017 2:02 pm
The writer sat at his desk typing away inside a makeshift office in a barn loft. Through the cracks in the wood, children would stare at him, but he rarely…
by - May 30, 2017 2:20 pm
Jonesboro’s economic growth stumbled in recent months as sales and use receipts and building permit values declined. At least one of those indicators is on the rise again. Northeast Arkansas’…
by - May 25, 2017 12:00 pm
The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture released a report last week that indicated the damage done to the agriculture industry in the state due to floods in Northeast Arkansas…
