by - January 20, 2022 11:46 am
The new year begins much as the past two did, with Arkansas’ health care system facing uncertainty amid a pandemic. On Jan. 14, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences…
by - January 19, 2022 3:05 pm
Arkansas’ public schools are now in their third school year that’s been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but educators at least now have plenty of practice, and they have federal…
by - January 12, 2022 5:44 pm
The announcement by U.S. Steel that it will build a $3 billion plant in Osceola will make Mississippi County the nation’s leading steel-producing county and sets the stage for Arkansas…
by - January 11, 2022 4:25 pm
About 30% of the COVID-related hospitalizations in Arkansas Jan. 4 involved patients who had checked into the hospital for other reasons and incidentally tested positive for the disease, Gov. Asa…
by - January 5, 2022 5:47 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health is ending COVID-19 contact tracing at the end of the day Jan. 17, its communications director said Wednesday (Jan. 5). Meg Mirivel said the department’s…
by - January 5, 2022 4:25 pm
The number of school districts in highly infected communities has nearly quintupled in a week, so all school districts should require masks, the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement president and…
by - November 29, 2021 2:12 pm
Arkansas would have 12 majority-minority state House districts including its first with a majority voting-age Latino population under maps approved by the Board of Apportionment Monday (Nov. 29). Four Senate…
by - November 27, 2021 8:05 pm
When Phil Schmidt’s aging mother suffered a double concussion, it seemed to him that the caregiving industry didn’t operate like the process-driven companies with which he had been involved. So…
by - November 23, 2021 8:01 pm
In a tough retail environment, a Little Rock-based boutique marketplace chain has grown from one store in 2015 to 18 locations now, with plans to increase that number to about…
by - November 22, 2021 11:46 am
State Sen. Jim Hendren, I-Gravette, is not running for re-election in 2022, he announced Monday (Nov. 22) on his website. Hendren said on his website, hendrenforarkansas.com, that his duties with…
by - November 11, 2021 1:50 pm
Arkansas has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic economically better than most other states because it didn’t lock down as severely and benefited more from government transfer payments. But the end of…
by - November 3, 2021 5:53 pm
A newly opened plant in North Little Rock will produce recycled materials that will be used to build new Toyota vehicles. Officials with Toyota Tsusho America and Alter Trading Company…
by - October 29, 2021 1:02 pm
Arkansas would have its first majority Latino House district, while its total number of majority-minority House districts would increase from 11 to 13 under House and Senate maps approved by…
by - October 15, 2021 1:00 pm
Arkansas is moving toward greater adoption of electric vehicles, and creating a charging infrastructure is a top priority of the governor, Secretary of Energy and Environment Becky Keogh said Oct….
by - October 13, 2021 8:32 pm
Jessica Saum, a K-4 special education teacher at Stagecoach Elementary School in Cabot, was named the 2022 Arkansas Teacher of the Year Oct. 13. Her selection was announced in a…
by - October 6, 2021 4:50 pm
Some opponents of bills that would divide Pulaski County into three congressional districts say they could lead to a civil rights lawsuit, while a law school professor says the Legislature…
by - October 2, 2021 5:20 pm
Grant Tennille, the former economic development chief under Gov. Mike Beebe who helped bring Big River Steel to Arkansas, was elected chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas and said…
by - September 30, 2021 3:55 pm
School districts can continue deciding whether to require students to wear masks after the Arkansas Supreme Court Thursday (Sept. 30) declined to issue a stay of a preliminary injunction in…
by - September 27, 2021 8:48 pm
Lawmakers considered eight more proposed Congressional District maps Monday (Sept. 27), including two that would move Sebastian County to the 4th District and one that would bring Pope County into…
by - September 23, 2021 7:05 pm
The House and Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committees on Thursday (Sept. 23) heard presentations on four Congressional redistricting maps, including one that would move U.S. Rep. French Hill’s…
