by - April 4, 2016 5:12 pm
The leaders of the state House and Senate are asking Gov. Asa Hutchinson to focus the upcoming special session on Arkansas Works, which is his continuation of the private option,…
by - April 4, 2016 11:06 am
Arkansas’ attorney general has certified the ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment that would require the General Assembly to limit damages in medical lawsuits, but its health provider backers…
by - March 30, 2016 8:22 pm
Arkansas should consider creating a system of public funding of judicial campaigns financed by an attorney license fee surcharge, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker said Wednesday (March 30). Baker…
by - March 30, 2016 3:03 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout to reflect the detailed proposal from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. –––––––––––––––––– Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (March 30) that his bill to create…
by - March 29, 2016 5:49 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will include only two items in his special session call: a bill creating Arkansas Works, and a bill creating a managed care system for some Medicaid programs,…
by - March 28, 2016 9:19 pm
The United States made a mistake when it emphasized “all driving all the time” over downtown areas, and communities and state and local governments should correct that mistake, said a…
by - March 28, 2016 9:55 am
A group of five legislators was meeting Monday to prepare an alternative to the managed care bill supported by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Rep. Michelle Gray, R-Melbourne, said the group’s bill…
by - March 25, 2016 11:19 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson touted his legislation in the upcoming health care special session as “historic” and “unique” during a press conference Friday at the Capitol. Legislators will gather April 6…
by - March 24, 2016 8:17 pm
Two competing draft bills circulating among legislators would provide financial rewards for cost-efficient care and penalties for poor performance, but they would do it in different ways. One would create…
by - March 24, 2016 11:48 am
A draft of the Arkansas Works Act of 2016, which would create the program that would replace the private option, is circulating among legislators and includes recommendations made earlier by…
by - March 23, 2016 5:20 pm
The president would have to determine if waterboarding would be an acceptable means of obtaining information, but the United States should not torture and never has, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton,…
by - March 22, 2016 9:23 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s administration is introducing two separate pieces of legislation in the upcoming special session: one that will create his program for continuing the private option, which he is…
by - March 22, 2016 2:50 pm
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation President Randy Veach was part of a delegation of Arkansas business leaders who traveled to Cuba last September, and now he’s hoping to return the favor….
by - March 18, 2016 2:03 pm
Conner Eldridge, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, announced on Friday (March 18) his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is a 12-member rule-writing agreement negotiated by the Obama…
by - March 16, 2016 2:08 pm
Curtis Barnett was announced as Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield CEO-elect in December and will be mentored this year by current CEO Mark White, who is retiring at the…
by - March 15, 2016 9:59 pm
The sort of Arkansas Senate defeated the sort of Arkansas House, 66-59, earning its first victory in the fourth year of the Hoops for Kids’ Sake charity basketball game Tuesday…
by - March 15, 2016 3:46 pm
Mischa Martin, a Department of Human Services attorney who has worked with child welfare cases in Arkansas since 2008, has been named interim director of the Division of Children and…
by - March 14, 2016 2:34 pm
A group of 30 organizations, including AARP, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and Planned Parenthood, is offering its support to Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Arkansas Works initiative. The Arkansas Health and Jobs Coalition…
by - March 10, 2016 6:20 pm
The new director of the Department of Human Services plans a short-term review within 60 days, followed by a more comprehensive look at its structure, she told legislators Thursday. Cindy…
by - March 9, 2016 5:04 pm
Total funding for public education would increase by less than 1% in fiscal year 2016-17 under a recommendation accepted by the legislative Joint Budget Committee during a pre-fiscal session meeting…
