by - October 10, 2018 6:52 am
The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) has received a grant award totaling $1,902,095 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration. The…
by - October 8, 2018 3:46 pm
There were no seismic moments in the only scheduled debate between the three candidates for Arkansas’ Second Congressional District. The nearly one-hour debate hosted at UCA and airing on AETN…
by - October 3, 2018 9:48 pm
Benton’s incumbent mayor, David Mattingly, endorsed Terry Benham in the race to succeed him. Benham is one of three candidates vying for the Benton mayoral post. Mattingly, a two-term mayor,…
by - October 3, 2018 7:58 pm
The Democratic nominee for Secretary of State, Susan Inman, questioned a nearly $30,000 boat purchase by her GOP opponent, Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston. Inman and Thurston are vying…
by - October 2, 2018 10:16 am
A six-figure ad buy from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) would suggest that the national Democratic campaign arm is bullish – for now – on their nominee Clarke Tucker’s…
by - October 1, 2018 5:05 pm
Out with the old acronym, in the with the new. President Donald Trump said that the U.S. has completed its renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, and…
by - September 30, 2018 3:36 pm
Patient growth. Staff growth. System growth. Campus growth. Services growth. Cost growth. Northeast Arkansas’ healthcare landscape is growing in every direction, and Jonesboro proper is the epicenter of the central…
by - September 30, 2018 9:59 am
Population growth in Northwest Arkansas has been growing by about 12,000 new residents per year – a 1,000 person a month average increase – since 2014 and there appears to…
by - September 25, 2018 6:50 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, an early supporter of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, still believes he should be on the nation’s high court and she fears the allegations…
by - September 24, 2018 5:37 pm
There were two new developments Monday (Sept. 24) regarding Arkansas ballot initiatives that will determine the fate of proposals to raise the minimum wage and shorten term limits. In separate…
by - September 23, 2018 10:00 am
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. CEO Duane Highley isn’t selling much more electricity these days and he’s happy about it. Highley, who has been at the helm of one of the…
by - September 22, 2018 7:03 am
Vice President Mike Pence travelled to Little Rock on Friday (Sept. 21) to rally Republican troops for U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and the GOP ticket in November. Speaking…
by - September 19, 2018 9:04 am
If politics makes strange bedfellows, here’s your proof. A forthcoming fundraiser for Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, R-Ark., has a few interesting side notes. For starters, the fundraiser will be held…
by - September 18, 2018 6:45 am
A statewide coalition of financial institutions, large corporations and community nonprofits are pooling their resources to launch a new banking option for undeserved Arkansans. Bank On Arkansas+, a special project…
by - September 17, 2018 3:14 pm
After the recusal by Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Dan Kemp, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has picked a replacement to hear a lawsuit appeal involving Issue 1, the tort reform amendment…
by - September 12, 2018 1:21 pm
Voters are hesitant to roll the dice to legalize casinos in Arkansas, but they’re willing to place their bets on raising the minimum wage. Ballot issues concerning casinos and raising…
by - September 11, 2018 5:27 pm
For the titular heads of the state and national Republican Party, Arkansas is fertile ground. Gov. Asa Hutchinson has a commanding lead over his Democratic rival, newcomer Jared Henderson, and…
by - September 10, 2018 5:22 pm
Arkansas’ four incumbent Republican Congressmen are all ahead in their re-election bids with less than 60 days until the November general election. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey…
by - September 10, 2018 4:07 pm
Two of the three candidates for Arkansas Governor – Democrat Jared Henderson and Libertarian Mark West – squared off in a one-hour debate on Monday (Sept. 10) from 7-8 p.m….
by - September 9, 2018 9:15 pm
U.S. Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon knows how the power of positive thought can translate into business success. When she and her husband Vince McMahon were building their wrestling entertainment…
