by - July 22, 2021 8:37 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, Republican candidate for Arkansas governor, announced Thursday (July 22) she would lead a constitutional amendment campaign to abolish the state income tax for individuals. Calling it…
by - July 22, 2021 12:43 pm
PayLink Direct and Olive.com, affiliated businesses and leaders in payment services and online vehicle protection plans, announced Wednesday (July 21) they will go public in a business combination with MDH…
by - July 22, 2021 8:07 am
Former Rose Bud City Councilman Nick Cartwright announced his campaign Thursday (July 22) for the Democratic nomination for the Second District Congressional seat. U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, holds…
by - July 21, 2021 7:43 pm
The Little Rock Port Authority board of directors approved three resolutions Wednesday (July 21) that could add nearly 1,000 acres to the port’s land mass. The board passed a resolution…
by - July 18, 2021 11:25 am
Health officials have been sounding the warning for weeks on the Delta variant of COVID-19, but it has yet to slow down the public health threat. Now, UAMS Chancellor Dr….
by - July 15, 2021 7:53 pm
GOP gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders outpaced all fundraising combined by her Republican and Democratic rivals for Arkansas governor in the second quarter reports filed Thursday (July 15). With more…
by - July 15, 2021 2:00 pm
Thirty students from the University of Central Arkansas have been signed to “Name, Image and Likeness” (NIL) agreements with the Conway Convention & Visitors Bureau, the group announced Thursday (July…
by - July 12, 2021 3:48 pm
The Arkansas Board of Apportionment has set a series of public hearings to discuss the redrawing of legislative district lines. Every 10 years, the board – which consists of the…
by - July 12, 2021 8:39 am
Jake Bequette, an Army veteran and former standout Razorback defensive lineman who played in the NFL, announced Monday (July 12) that he will challenge U.S. Senator John Boozman, R-Ark., in…
by - July 11, 2021 11:32 am
Arkansas is known for its abundance of farmers, truckers, bankers, and retailers, but the Natural State isn’t exactly renowned for its contributions to the world of chocolatiers. There is a…
by - July 11, 2021 9:54 am
The state’s $945.7 million budget surplus will offer lawmakers and Gov. Asa Hutchinson a chance to reduce the state’s income tax bracket, but it will present other opportunities for investments….
by - July 6, 2021 10:31 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock named Tuesday (July 6) Dr. Frank Braun as the new dean of the College of Business, Health, and Human Services, effective Aug. 16….
by - July 1, 2021 2:56 pm
Banker, restaurateur, businessman and avid sportsman Philip Tappan of Little Rock was named to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission by Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (July 1). Tappan is…
by - June 29, 2021 2:56 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (June 29) in his weekly press conference at the state capitol that financial gimmicks have “not been effective in incentivizing people to get the vaccine,”…
by - June 28, 2021 3:42 pm
Rock Region Metro in central Arkansas was awarded $4,900,000 – its largest competitive grant award to date – in Federal Transit Administration funds to purchase up to five 40-foot battery…
by - June 27, 2021 9:55 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and State Senators Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, and Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, participated in a KATV-Talk Business & Politics town hall in late May to discuss recent session…
by - June 24, 2021 3:50 pm
A new study that shows a 26% rise in Arkansas children without health insurance garnered responses from the seven candidates running for governor in 2022. Earlier this week, the KIDS…
by - June 24, 2021 10:19 am
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comments from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Despite decades of effort and an expansion of Medicaid, Arkansas saw a dramatic surge in the…
by - June 22, 2021 11:04 am
Baptist Health was born on Feb. 16, 1921 just as the nation was coming out of a global pandemic known as the Spanish Flu. One hundred years later, Arkansas and…
by - June 20, 2021 10:05 am
Pivoting your business in a pandemic takes tenacity, creativity and listening to your marketplace. One entrepreneur who can attest to this formula for success is Tammy Mores, founder of Cocoon…
