by - January 19, 2016 12:45 pm
A college education is more affordable in Arkansas than in other states, in part because state support for colleges and universities is above the national average, said the director of…
by - January 19, 2016 12:23 am
When members of the Health Reform Legislative Task Force meet Jan. 20-21, one of the issues they’ll be considering is whether certain state Medicaid programs should be administered using a…
by - January 18, 2016 1:27 pm
In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for an effort to “cure cancer” led by Vice President Joe Biden. The idea seems like one everyone could accept. Who’s…
by - January 17, 2016 7:09 pm
Several thousand people, along with most of the state’s leading elected officials, marched in opposition to abortion Sunday at the 38th Annual March for Life at the state Capitol. The…
by - January 15, 2016 4:52 pm
Two days before the Annual March For Life in Little Rock, U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has been endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), while Arkansas has…
by - January 14, 2016 1:51 pm
Editor’s note: Story is updated with a statement from the Jim Hannah family, a formal bio from the family, and statements from Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Howard Brill and…
by - January 13, 2016 5:57 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has sold more than $19 million in Powerball tickets as of Tuesday (Jan. 12) during this latest run that began Nov. 5, and about half of…
by - January 13, 2016 1:23 pm
The Arkansas State Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission is awaiting one more submission before deciding when its next meeting will be, according to a letter sent from the secretary of…
by - January 12, 2016 4:41 pm
Arkansas has spent more money on schools with high percentages of poor and minority students than on other schools, and while test scores have improved at both, the achievement gap…
by - January 11, 2016 9:42 pm
The Little Rock School District must have broad-based community support, and if necessary, it could eventually ask for more money, but only if it can prove it’s spending the money…
by - January 10, 2016 5:41 pm
The late U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers was memorialized Sunday (Jan. 10) at First United Methodist Church in Little Rock with speeches by President Bill Clinton and Sen. David Pryor, and…
by - January 8, 2016 4:00 pm
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration has begun publishing online copies of legal opinions and hearing decisions. The publications began occurring Jan. 1 as a result of Act 896…
by - January 7, 2016 8:47 am
Arkansas is home to major military installations, numerous National Guard and Reserves units, and military manufacturers. Gov. Asa Hutchinson would like to keep it that way. Hutchinson announced the creation of…
by - January 6, 2016 9:34 pm
U.S. Sen. David Pryor enjoyed such a close relationship with the late Sen. Dale Bumpers that the two senators could finish each other’s jokes as they traveled across the state…
by - January 6, 2016 8:05 pm
The rate of uninsured residents in Arkansas and Kentucky, both of which expanded their Medicaid populations but in different ways, dropped significantly between late 2013 and late 2014 compared to…
by - January 6, 2016 6:17 pm
The U.S. House voted Wednesday (Jan. 6) to send a bill, already passed by the Senate, to President Barack Obama’s desk that would repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut…
by - January 6, 2016 4:46 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the state could combine health care and highways into one special session this year, while the state should celebrate the birthdays of Dr. Martin Luther King…
by - January 5, 2016 9:30 pm
UnitedHealth Group will be one of five insurance carriers providing services to the state’s Medicaid private option recipients this year, but it will be limited to 13 central Arkansas counties…
by - January 4, 2016 9:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has informed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell that Arkansas will amend its private option waiver so that it can create a replacement, Arkansas Works,…
by - January 4, 2016 9:00 am
Pregnant New Yorkers can enroll in their state’s health insurance exchange at any time during their pregnancy under legislation signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Dec. 23, making the state the…
