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A district judge has ruled that Arkansas’ 56 Libertarian Party candidates qualified for this year’s ballot, but the state could still appeal for future elections, and if it does, the…
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Maternal health outcomes have worsened in recent years, and they are worse in Arkansas than in other states, members of the House and Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committees…
by - September 28, 2022 3:19 pm
A tech product patented by an Arkansas company is helping smaller community banks connect with each other to share the risks of larger loans. Little Rock-based BankLabs holds the patent…
by - September 27, 2022 4:09 pm
The Arkansas Senate voted Tuesday (Sept. 27) to concur with a Senate Ethics Committee finding that Sen. Alan Clark, R-Lonsdale, had filed a “spurious, frivolous and retaliatory” ethics petition against…
by - September 25, 2022 6:00 am
Groups are forming on both sides of Issue 2, a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder to amend the Arkansas Constitution and for voters to pass an initiated…
by - September 24, 2022 8:44 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said President Joe Biden has governed divisively to satisfy liberal members of his base but also criticized opponents who are questioning of Biden’s intellectual capacity. Hutchinson told…
by - September 18, 2022 6:00 am
Cindy Gillespie is resigning as director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services to spend time with her 85-year-old mother in Georgia, she said in an interview Sept. 16. She…
by - September 15, 2022 8:38 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge expressed opposition Thursday (Sept. 15) to a proposed rule by President Joe Biden’s administration they said would threaten school funding over transgender…
by - September 15, 2022 5:48 pm
Cindy Gillespie is resigning as director of the Department of Human Services, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced in a press release Sept. 15. She will be leaving the office Oct. 7. The…
by - September 6, 2022 7:06 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Sept. 6) appointed Simmons Bank Executive Vice President Lisa Hunter and Little Rock School Board member Jeff Wood to serve on the Arkansas State Board…
by - August 17, 2022 3:47 pm
Banks are wanting to offer cryptotechnology services, so the Federal Reserve is studying how those activities should be supervised while reminding them to manage risks and act legally, said Michelle…
by - August 16, 2022 7:43 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic altered customers’ expectations and the way they operate within the banking and finance sector, two presenters said Aug. 16 at the inaugural VenCent Fintech Summit held in…
by - August 16, 2022 4:20 pm
Sequretek, an India-based cybersecurity company with 450 employees, will open its U.S. headquarters in the Little Rock Technology Park and over the next two years will employ 50 people, 90%…
by - August 2, 2022 6:14 pm
Every school campus should have an armed presence at all times, and state law potentially should be changed so doors and exits must remain locked during school hours. Those were…
by - August 1, 2022 2:33 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson stood by an earlier statement that former President Donald Trump “disqualified himself” from running again for president, that time will shape the legal climate on abortion, and…
by - July 28, 2022 3:48 pm
Almost $100 million in extra expenses for traveling nurses and other contract labor brought on primarily by the COVID-19 pandemic will cause Little Rock-based Baptist Health to lose money this…
by - July 27, 2022 1:30 pm
What’s the state of Arkansas education as a new academic year nears? Schools are emphasizing workforce education opportunities, they’re offering mostly in-person instruction rather than educating students remotely, and they’re…
by - July 25, 2022 3:30 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he will not include increasing teacher salaries in the upcoming legislative session called to expedite previously approved income tax cuts, but he left open the possibility…
by - July 18, 2022 12:30 pm
All 29 Arkansas Democratic legislators have signed an open letter addressed to Arkansas teachers and support staff calling for increasing their pay in the upcoming legislative session, but a spokesperson…
by - July 12, 2022 8:22 pm
Law enforcement officers from all agencies need uniform training for school shootings to prevent the confusion during the recent killings at the Uvalde school in Texas, several law enforcement members…
