by - December 15, 2016 4:03 pm
Vince Insalaco, the chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, announced in an email Thursday (Dec. 15) he will not seek a third term as chairman of the party. He…
by - December 14, 2016 8:03 pm
Legislators on Wednesday moved within one day of voting for a non-binding “road map” that the author estimates will save $963 million or more in Medicaid costs over five years….
by - December 14, 2016 7:59 pm
The backlog of overdue Medicaid applications has fallen from 146,000 in May to 8,912 today, with the rest hopefully resolved by the end of December, the director of the Arkansas…
by - December 14, 2016 9:39 am
A bill was filed Tuesday that would require voters to present a photo identification, two years after the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled the state’s previous voter ID law invalid. House…
by - December 13, 2016 6:46 pm
Former Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Donald Corbin died Monday. He was 78. According to The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture, Corbin was elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in…
by - December 12, 2016 5:12 pm
The members of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission on Monday (Dec. 12) had their first meeting, took an oath, elected a chairperson, heard a couple of brief presentations, and decided…
by - December 9, 2016 3:48 pm
Rep. Joe Jett of Success, who has been chairman of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, announced Friday (Dec. 8) he is switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party,…
by - December 8, 2016 8:56 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled 4-1 with two other justices both concurring and dissenting Thursday that the state is not required to list on a birth certificate the names of…
by - December 8, 2016 1:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the creation of the “Arkansas Future Grant,” or ArFuture, paying two years of tuition and mandatory fees of Arkansas community college and technical students who are…
by - December 7, 2016 6:59 pm
The Obama Administration has approved Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s waiver for his Arkansas Works program, his version of the private option, though the waiver offers stricter requirements than he wanted in…
by - December 7, 2016 3:21 pm
The five members of the Medical Marijuana Commission who will control regulations for cultivation and distribution of the plant were announced Wednesday by Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Speaker of the House…
by - December 5, 2016 7:49 pm
Bills were filed Monday (Dec. 5) by an Arkansas legislator-elect that would outlaw “dismemberment abortions” and would dedicate funds from the 2000 tobacco settlement to assist the developmentally disabled population….
by - December 5, 2016 3:36 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has created an Office of Transformation to make state government more efficient and to streamline its operations, his office announced Monday. The office will formulate a statewide…
by - December 5, 2016 2:40 pm
The loss of congressional earmarks has required states to lift a heavier load when it comes to infrastructure projects, which Arkansas has done, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday. Hutchinson was…
by - December 4, 2016 5:34 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will meet with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Director Sylvia Burwell Monday in Washington in hopes of securing a waiver for his Arkansas Works Medicaid…
by - December 2, 2016 10:00 pm
A 15-year-old had a surprise birthday party. He received an iPod, a Razorbacks hat and some other gifts. What he really wants is a family. The young man, Anthony, is…
by - December 2, 2016 1:29 pm
Arkansas’ state-supported higher education institutions spent more than $166 million on athletics in fiscal year 2016, a 7.4% increase from the year before, while athletic revenues from a variety of…
by - November 30, 2016 7:04 pm
More than 10,000 children were found to have been maltreated at home in fiscal year 2016, while 24% of the 35,493 maltreatment reports to the Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline were…
by - November 29, 2016 8:15 pm
The recent spike of Arkansas children in foster care is caused by many factors, including understaffed caseworkers who err on the side of requesting removing a child from their home…
by - November 28, 2016 7:56 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s administration will begin implementing some of the strategies recommended by a report by the Arkansas Policy Foundation that found at least $50 million in potential efficiencies, Hutchinson…
