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…
by - July 16, 2016 7:15 am
Former President Bill Clinton said Friday that he understands voters’ “road rage” but said they should support Democrats’ positive agenda, not what he said is a divisive one offered by…
by - July 15, 2016 4:32 pm
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for a more active and aggressive political center and said the recent vote by British citizens to leave the European Union was a…
by - July 14, 2016 8:58 pm
Great Britain can still change its mind about leaving the European Union, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday (July 14) in a panel discussion with former Presidents Bill…
by - July 14, 2016 9:58 am
Arkansans may have the chance to vote on two medical marijuana initiatives in November. What happens if both pass? The one with the most votes wins, probably. In a letter…
by - July 12, 2016 6:34 pm
President Barack Obama on Tuesday (July 12) praised the accomplishments of the Affordable Care Act but called on Congress to reconsider a “public option” where individuals in states with limited…
by - July 11, 2016 5:21 pm
Increased drug costs have caused the state’s five-year match for Arkansas Works to rise from $705 million to $730 million, legislators were told by a consultant Monday. The Stephen Group…
by - July 8, 2016 3:54 pm
Supporters of an amendment that would authorize casinos in Boone, Miller and Washington counties submitted 92,120 signatures Friday (July 8), while supporters of a medical tort reform amendment submitted 131,000…
by - July 8, 2016 1:50 pm
Arkansas and nine other states filed a lawsuit Friday (July 8) against the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, and other federal agencies and officials in response to…
by - July 8, 2016 1:07 pm
Supporters of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment submitted an estimated 106,268 signatures on 17,819 pages Friday, but the sponsor believes the group will have to collect more signatures to qualify…
by - July 7, 2016 5:14 pm
The group pushing to toughen Arkansas’ newly loosened term limits law announced Thursday it had failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Other voter-initiated efforts were planning…
by - July 7, 2016 4:07 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is among 10 Republican senators pushing the U.S. State Department to suspend any security clearances held by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and…
by - July 7, 2016 3:32 pm
Bobby Martin of Rogers, a former Wal-Mart executive, was appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Thursday by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Martin will serve a seven-year term and replaces…
by - July 6, 2016 4:01 pm
Catholic Health Initiatives has decided to explore options to sell QualChoice, but that does not necessarily mean QualChoice will be sold in its entirety or at all, QualChoice of Arkansas…
by - July 5, 2016 11:55 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson next week will make his second trip to Europe, where he will open the state’s new European office and attend a major air show, he announced in…
by - June 24, 2016 3:16 pm
Arkansas’ congressional delegation expressed support for Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, or at least expressed support for Great Britain. In an interview, Rep. Rick Crawford, who represents…
by - June 24, 2016 2:52 pm
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission voted Friday to approve recommendations meant to slow the spread of a fatal neurologic disease affecting deer and elk, though it tabled one idea…
by - June 23, 2016 4:04 pm
Several of Arkansas’ Republican elected officials reacted favorably Thursday to a tie vote by the U.S. Supreme Court that effectively upheld a lower court ruling against President Obama’s policy of…
