by - February 17, 2016 1:45 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said Wednesday that a health care special session could occur “within 10 days” before the scheduled April 13 fiscal session, with his legislative package ready about…
by - February 16, 2016 2:36 pm
The Marco Rubio for President campaign announced its Arkansas Leadership Team consisting of 28 state legislators in a press conference at the Capitol Tuesday. The group’s state chairman, Sen. Bart…
by - February 16, 2016 1:45 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout. –––––––––––––– Flanked by 21 legislators, including some facing tough election or re-election battles, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said he wanted to…
by - February 14, 2016 2:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has floated the idea of cutting the state’s largest economic development incentive program as a funding source for highways, but the idea is being resisted by…
by - February 12, 2016 9:49 am
Far from overtaking the United States as the world’s greatest economy, China is a country beset by supply chain problems and corruption and is a threat only in the unsafe…
by - February 11, 2016 9:38 pm
Bridgette Haddock of Greenbrier and her husband, Tyler Pate, have had two sons born prematurely who have spent time in the UAMS neonatal intensive care unit. That unit’s Family Support…
by - February 11, 2016 8:42 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce for the first time is making independent expenditures in state legislative races. The expenditures are paying for mailers backing candidates who support Gov. Asa…
by - February 9, 2016 9:02 am
Six months into a five-year contract, leaders of CHI St. Vincent and the Conway Regional Health System say their unusual partnership is a way for both a large system and…
by - February 4, 2016 4:14 pm
The patient-centered medical home model reduced health care costs by 1.2% in 2014 compared to cost increases of 0.6% among non-participating practices, according to the second annual Statewide Tracking Report…
by - February 4, 2016 2:23 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (Feb. 4) that his main proposed changes to the private option remain intact after his recent discussions with federal Department of Health and Human Services…
by - February 3, 2016 8:51 pm
Donald Trump accused Sen. Ted Cruz of fraud in his GOP victory in the Iowa caucus and touted his own deal-making prowess in front of an announced crowd of 11,500…
by - February 3, 2016 2:19 pm
Cindy Gillespie, former health care advisor to then-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, has been appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) as Arkansas Department of Human Service director. She replaces John Selig…
by - February 3, 2016 1:46 pm
Arkansas will be ready for an Oct. 10 deadline for driver’s licenses and state-issued IDs to comply with the federal REAL ID Act in order for travelers to use those…
by - February 1, 2016 2:59 pm
Arkansas is the nation’s fifth most dependent state on the gun industry, and the most dependent in the South, according to WalletHub, a personal finance website. The company’s analysts studied…
by - January 27, 2016 9:36 pm
NFL great and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw praised the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as hospital executives told the UA System Board of Trustees on Wednesday (Jan….
by - January 27, 2016 8:07 pm
The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees voted to let the University of Arkansas Athletic Department take the next step on a $160 million renovation to the Donald W….
by - January 26, 2016 9:02 pm
Baptist Health has created Arkansas’ first special purpose captive insurance company, Diamond Risk Insurance, which was approved Tuesday (Jan. 26) by the Arkansas Insurance Department. Bob Roberts, Baptist Health’s chief…
by - January 23, 2016 9:01 pm
Hundreds of pro-choice supporters participated in a Rally for Reproductive Justice Saturday, 43 years and one day after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion nationwide. The…
by - January 21, 2016 10:39 pm
A new nonprofit whose board includes two retired state Supreme Court justices has been formed to educate voters on judicial candidates and combat misleading ads by independent groups. Funded entirely…
by - January 20, 2016 10:24 pm
Twenty-three percent of all Arkansas Medicaid claims for three types of behavioral health services involve multiple claims on the same day, raising questions the program can’t answer regarding how many…
