by - June 24, 2022 5:23 pm
With a stroke of a pen, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Friday (June 24) certified that almost all abortions are now illegal in Arkansas. Her action followed the U.S. Supreme…
by - June 14, 2022 5:27 pm
The Arkansas School Safety Commission reconvened Tuesday (June 14) after being called back into action by Gov. Asa Hutchinson following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The group has been…
by - June 5, 2022 6:36 pm
Arkansas has a good problem to have: What should it do with $842 million in federal funds sitting in the bank? That amount – actually $841,965,067.52 – is what’s left…
by - June 2, 2022 4:59 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is meeting with legislative leaders about a special session, perhaps in July or August, to cut taxes and consider school security measures. The governor made his comments…
by - May 24, 2022 10:21 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., grinded his way to a clear victory in the Republican primary race for his U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday (May 24), while Arkansas’ three U.S….
by - May 24, 2022 10:11 pm
Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday (May 24) became the first female Republican party nominee for Arkansas governor, while Chris Jones became the first African-American major party gubernatorial nominee. Lt. Governor…
by - May 11, 2022 7:17 pm
Arkansas’ newest steel mill will be built faster than it would have been permitted in Pennsylvania, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (May 11). In a speech before the Arkansas Trucking…
by - May 1, 2022 6:30 am
Arkansas hospitals had an estimated annual economic impact of more than $15.2 billion in 2020, and they directly provide 47,300 jobs with a total payroll of almost $3.7 billion, according…
by - April 28, 2022 3:48 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed suit Thursday (April 28) against Family Dollar Stores after a rodent infestation in its West Memphis distribution center led to a Food and Drug…
by - April 23, 2022 12:04 pm
Dana Wills and her husband, former Arkansas Speaker of the House Robbie Wills, have started Conway Aircraft, a repair business based at the Conway Regional Airport. The couple partnered with…
by - April 22, 2022 5:15 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (April 22) that he will seek to decline roughly $89 million in federal rental assistance funds. In other business, he said the Department of Finance…
by - April 20, 2022 9:15 pm
Eleven financial technology companies showed off their products Wednesday (April 20) for Demo Day, the culmination of the 16-week Independent Community Bankers of America ThinkTech Accelerator program hosted by The…
by - April 18, 2022 2:52 pm
Arkansas has 210,000 households underserved by broadband services, but 100,000 of them are being addressed by federal and state programs. Using federal funding, the remaining 110,000 households could be reached…
by - April 13, 2022 4:57 pm
The United Kingdom wants to do more business with the United States and with Arkansas, the U.K.’s minister of state for trade policy said in Little Rock Wednesday (April 13)….
by - April 12, 2022 6:56 pm
Black women in Arkansas face health challenges as a result of a history of discrimination and unconscious bias, so health policies should intentionally and aggressively seek to create health equity,…
by - April 6, 2022 4:14 pm
Arkansas has been so welcoming to U.S. Steel that officials are being offered free bottled water and help moving to town, President and CEO David Burritt said at the Arkansas…
by - March 29, 2022 8:37 pm
Investments made during President Bill Clinton’s administration helped lead to the mapping of the human genome as well as advances in the fight against AIDS and later, COVID, according to…
by - March 17, 2022 9:08 am
The percentage of Arkansas students classified as obese rose more than 3% during the COVID-impacted 2020-21 school year, a much larger jump than the three preceding years combined. A new…
by - March 8, 2022 2:06 pm
A committee formed to oppose efforts to remove the Pope County casino from the Arkansas Constitution is starting with $1.1 million cash on hand provided by Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation Businesses,…
by - February 24, 2022 5:29 pm
A coalition opposing an amendment that would require a 60% supermajority to amend the Arkansas Constitution or pass an initiated act filed paperwork with the secretary of state’s office Thursday…
