by - November 4, 2015 1:52 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (Nov. 4) that any state highway funding solution should be revenue neutral and that the formulas that pay for highways should be changed. He told…
by - November 3, 2015 9:13 am
Safety colors the impression members of Congress have of the trucking industry, which is one reason the industry is supportive of safety-related efforts, the American Trucking Associations president and CEO,…
by - November 2, 2015 5:48 pm
Arkansas should move to more need-based state scholarships instead of relying mostly on scholarships based on merit, a report by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education says. Speaking to the…
by - October 30, 2015 2:59 pm
A joint effort by Baptist Health and the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has been formed to accelerate the development of up to 10 health care-related startup companies. The two entities…
by - October 29, 2015 1:45 pm
Four hospital providers, including Baptist Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield are creating a shared services organization to reduce duplication,…
by - October 29, 2015 12:18 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has rethought two of his seven proposed changes to the Medicaid private option, proposed renaming it “Arkansas Works,” and supports a managed care system for high-cost…
by - October 27, 2015 5:06 am
Donald Trump will lose his zest for campaigning as it gets harder and drop out before Iowa, and Republicans eventually will nominate a presidential candidate who has previously held elective…
by - October 25, 2015 11:03 am
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas selected 23 candidates to run for office this weekend in a special nominating convention.
by - October 22, 2015 5:12 pm
A 3% charge on premiums would be enough to sustain a state-based health insurance exchange, which would be cheaper than one run by the federal government, legislators were told Thursday…
by - October 22, 2015 4:17 pm
The Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding will offer five separate short-term highway funding proposals to Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
by - October 21, 2015 5:13 pm
Higher education should ditch credit hours in favor of measuring learning, and the federal government should combine three agencies into a Department of Talent, an author said at the Clinton…
by - October 20, 2015 6:52 pm
Many of the 42,891 Arkansas Medicaid and private option recipients whom a consultant says may live out of state have already been terminated from those programs, legislators were told Tuesday…
by - October 20, 2015 1:23 pm
Arkansas does not have a comprehensive plan for the state’s human development centers, but it needs one, a consultant told the Health Reform Legislative Task Force Tuesday. The task force…
by - October 19, 2015 7:29 pm
College students are paying more and going into more debt for a worse education, legislators were told Monday, while the president of the ASU System defended a college education as…
by - October 19, 2015 12:41 pm
A health care policy consultant says its finding that 42,891 Medicaid and private option recipients may have out-of-state addresses underscores the need for an automated system but does not necessarily…
by - October 15, 2015 7:23 pm
Conner Eldridge, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, raised more than $400,000 in the first three weeks of his candidacy, his campaign announced Thursday (Oct. 15) as it filed its…
by - October 15, 2015 5:37 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Medical Services (DMS) and the Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) are proposing to create a Payment Integrity Unit within DHS and…
by - October 14, 2015 4:41 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said Wednesday (Oct. 14) he’s looking “outside the norm” in finding a replacement for departing Department of Human Services Director John Selig. Speaking to reporters after…
by - October 14, 2015 4:28 pm
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas has filed suit asking for more time to nominate candidates for the 2016 election cycle, drawing a judge who earlier this year ruled against an…
by - October 14, 2015 4:22 pm
A healthier state would save taxpayer dollars, improve Arkansans’ quality of life, and help with industrial recruitment, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said Wednesday (Oct. 14) in announcing a 10-year plan…
