by - August 19, 2020 4:49 pm
Average weekly wage growth was up 3% in Arkansas during the first quarter of 2020 compared with the same period of 2019, down from the national average of 3.3%. Among…
by - August 19, 2020 3:24 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Aug. 19) responded to estimates that returning students to in-class instruction will boost new COVID-19 cases, saying a UAMS report “ignores the reality and the…
by - August 19, 2020 2:50 pm
Arkansas officials have applied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to tap money for enhanced jobless benefits prescribed under a recent executive order from President Donald Trump. However, the state…
by - August 18, 2020 5:39 pm
New COVID-19 modeling from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences estimates daily infections will be “significantly lower” by Oct. 6 if public schools open with virtual learning only. Gov….
by - August 18, 2020 3:55 pm
New known daily COVID-19 cases in Arkansas continue to be below 500 with the number of daily test results also trending lower. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Aug. 18) during…
by - August 17, 2020 4:17 pm
White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx praised Arkansas’ COVID-19 response efforts but said the state had more to do, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (Aug. 17) during…
by - August 16, 2020 4:18 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board on June 22 rejected a bid recommendation by a Texas-based company managing the district’s $120 million millage construction and instead gave the work to…
by - August 14, 2020 8:34 pm
With no nationwide strategy to improve access to COVID-19 testing and ensure timely testing results, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has joined Democratic and Republican governors from nine states to create a…
by - August 13, 2020 3:54 pm
State officials have published a 20-page “Healthy School Guide” they say will help return hundreds of thousands of students, teachers and staff to more than 1,000 school facilities on Aug….
by - August 12, 2020 5:50 pm
With the number and timeliness of COVID-19 tests from commercial labs continuing to be a problem, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he is working with the Rockefeller Foundation and other states…
by - August 12, 2020 3:33 pm
Fueled primarily by gains in sand/gravel/rock and wheat shipments, tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River during the first seven months of totaled 6.136 million tons, up 28.8% over the same…
by - August 11, 2020 3:36 pm
Saying it’s no time to be “cocky,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Aug. 11) that a report of just 314 new known COVID-19 community cases could mark a downward trend…
by - August 10, 2020 4:07 pm
Objections to opening schools with in-class instruction from Arkansas teachers of the year and the Arkansas Education Association are not moving Gov. Asa Hutchinson from his stance on the Aug….
by - August 10, 2020 3:21 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson isn’t yet sure how President Donald Trump’s executive order on unemployment benefits will work in Arkansas and wants more information from the feds before possibly spending an…
by - August 7, 2020 5:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (Aug. 7) pushed back against criticism of school opening and fall sports decisions, and sought to clarify guidance on positivity rates – 5% or 10%…
by - August 6, 2020 2:36 pm
Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, director of medical immunizations with the Arkansas Department of Health, used Thursday’s (Aug. 6) COVID-19 briefing to again urge Arkansans to get flu vaccination shots when they…
by - August 5, 2020 3:41 pm
A play on acronyms is part of the messaging Leon Dodroe and Jeremiah Gentry hope will convince the U.S. Air Force to select Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort…
by - August 5, 2020 3:02 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Aug. 5) named a new director of the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), and said the state will test all inmates in its prisons by…
by - August 4, 2020 2:48 pm
An 8.2% rise in COVID-19 deaths in just the first four days of August is not tied to any one location or region, interim Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose…
by - August 4, 2020 12:44 pm
State tax revenue in July totaled $766.8 million, up 47.2% thanks to an almost 90% growth in individual income tax resulting from a tax deadline shift from April to July,…
