by - February 13, 2019 6:27 pm
The number of potential constitutional amendments for legislative consideration closed at 46 on Wednesday (Feb. 13), the last day of filing. House members filed 29 proposals, or House Joint Resolutions,…
by - February 13, 2019 5:13 pm
Duane Highley, who has served as the president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. since November 2011, has accepted the position of CEO of…
by - February 11, 2019 9:42 pm
The Arkansas Arts Center (AAC) will temporarily relocate to 2510 Cantrell Road in the Riverdale Shopping Center for two and a half years during its upcoming renovation and expansion project….
by - February 10, 2019 3:55 pm
A key House Republican and a Democratic Senate leader both expect a highway funding plan to come out of the current legislative session, but its multiple components are still fluid….
by - February 10, 2019 3:18 pm
Last month, the 21 Republican women in the 92nd Arkansas General Assembly formed a new caucus to advance a series of bills that are working their way through committees and…
by - February 8, 2019 3:07 pm
In late December 2018, Congress and President Donald Trump completed work on the $867 billion federal Farm Bill, putting in place the five-year framework for the nation’s agricultural policy. The…
by - February 5, 2019 11:09 pm
A week later than originally planned, President Donald Trump delivered his third State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress and the American public. After rattling off…
by - February 3, 2019 10:05 am
You can find a wide range of opinions on Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s revised tax cut plan, which was unveiled last week. Hutchinson and key legislative leaders unveiled a smaller $97…
by - February 3, 2019 12:05 am
Last year’s epic battle to establish constitutional changes in the Arkansas judicial system ended with the state’s high court kicking off the ballot a business and medical community-led proposal for…
by - January 31, 2019 9:44 pm
A steady uptick in interest rates to keep the economy on a normalized pace has bankers closely watching moves by the Federal Reserve Bank. With four fed fund rate hikes…
by - January 27, 2019 9:55 am
A permanent half-cent sales tax for roads. An increase in the motor fuel tax. Registration fees, revenue transfers, and reforming the procurement process. These are all ideas being floated to…
by - January 27, 2019 9:50 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said there are specific areas of the southern border that should have new wall construction, while Democratic Party of Arkansas Chairman Michael John Gray…
by - January 24, 2019 10:25 am
While Congress continues to debate ways to re-open the federal government, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, says that border funding has been part of a year-long discussion and should…
by - January 23, 2019 11:59 am
Twenty-one female Republican House and Senate members officially formed a caucus on Wednesday (Jan. 23) and put forth a package of legislation to address child care, juvenile justice reform, health,…
by - January 22, 2019 4:57 pm
A simmering battle over expanding procedures for optometrists is likely to be one of the session’s most watched, literally, debates in 2019. After an interim study looked at what other…
by - January 22, 2019 3:51 pm
The University of Central Arkansas on Tuesday (Jan. 22) announced it has received a $20 million gift from the Little Rock-based Windgate Foundation for a state-of-the-art Windgate Center for Fine…
by - January 20, 2019 10:17 am
On Saturday, President Donald Trump offered a proposal to end the federal government shutdown by promising three years of amnesty for some illegal aliens in exchange for $5.7 billion in…
by - January 20, 2019 10:17 am
Preventing changes to the minimum wage act that voters approved, finding more money for pre-Kindergarten funding, and promoting an earned income tax credit over high-end tax cuts are current priorities…
by - January 16, 2019 3:03 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Wednesday (Jan. 16) the Trump administration has been plenty tough on Russia although an easing of sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin ally Oleg…
by - January 16, 2019 5:19 am
Marlisa Thompson, the administrator at Greene Acres Nursing Home in Paragould, knew she was destined for a life in long-term care immediately. A former aerobics instructor and director of activity…
