by - August 5, 2016 11:07 am
Legal immigrants make up 4.8% of Arkansas’ population but compose 6.6% of its entrepreneurs and earned $3.2 billion in income in 2014, according to a newly released study by the…
by - August 4, 2016 8:44 am
Arkansas is one of 16 states where physician practices will participate in a Medicare payment model reimbursing physicians for providing comprehensive, coordinated patient care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
by - August 2, 2016 2:42 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton said Tuesday that Donald Trump should apologize to the family of a slain Muslim American Army captain along with other families who have lost loved ones…
by - August 1, 2016 6:45 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman on Monday (Aug. 1) said comments by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump about the family of a Muslim-American Army captain killed in action were “out of…
by - July 29, 2016 3:22 pm
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Friday (July 29) approved the framework for a new funding formula based on outcomes rather than enrollment, and the idea must be approved…
by - July 28, 2016 9:59 pm
Hillary Clinton, former first lady of Arkansas and the United States, accepted the Democratic Party’s historic nomination for president Thursday after being introduced by her daughter, Chelsea. Clinton thanked a…
by - July 28, 2016 4:15 pm
A proposed constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for medical use fell short of the number of valid signatures required but will have 30 days to make up the difference. To qualify…
by - July 26, 2016 10:06 pm
Americans should elect Hillary Clinton because she is the “the best darn change maker I have ever known” said the man who married her. Earlier in the day, Hillary Clinton…
by - July 26, 2016 3:30 pm
The state’s top income tax rate ultimately should be about 5%, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Hutchinson expressed support for a new outcomes-based funding formula for higher education that…
by - July 25, 2016 10:23 pm
Sen. Bernie Sanders Monday encouraged a raucous crowd to vote for him during the roll call Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention and then to support the Democratic Party nominee,…
by - July 25, 2016 2:49 pm
Democrats this week will try to reintroduce Hillary Clinton to the American people, humanizing her as a mother and grandmother with a demonstrated commitment to issues that affect ordinary Americans,…
by - July 25, 2016 9:23 am
An effort is forming to oppose ballot initiatives that would legalize medial marijuana, saying it would lead to increased use of the drug and, eventually, full legalization. The Coalition for…
by - July 22, 2016 3:28 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated to include statement from Matt Campbell. ––––––––––––––––– The Arkansas Ethics Commission unanimously dismissed a complaint Friday that Gov. Asa Hutchinson had violated the law when he…
by - July 21, 2016 10:14 pm
Donald Trump returned again and again to the theme of “law and order” during an hour-and-fifteen minute acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Thursday. Dr. Hal…
by - July 19, 2016 7:40 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge followed Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White at the Republican National Convention Tuesday (July 19), and both were in a fighting…
by - July 19, 2016 1:23 pm
An Ethics Commission complaint has been filed against the Arkansas Health Care Association alleging that it is operating as a ballot question committee and must file the necessary financial reports….
by - July 18, 2016 9:08 pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, told the Republican National Convention Monday that his father and grandfather fought in wars so their children and grandchildren might live in peace, and he and…
by - July 18, 2016 8:10 pm
The process of Arkansas officials adopting rules for telemedicine, which has been ongoing for more than a year, did not get any shorter after a joint Public Health, Welfare and…
by - July 18, 2016 5:00 pm
Arkansas by July 2017 will be one of three states where every school is connected to high speed broadband internet, members of the House and Senate Education Committees were told…
by - July 16, 2016 9:42 am
Democratic officeholders and prospective officeholders touted their party Friday night at the 35th annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Conner Eldridge, candidate for U.S. Senate, said…
