by - August 4, 2015 4:09 pm
Hutchinson: Hiring Freeze Saves State $2.5 Million
The state has saved $2.5 million in salaries during the last half of the state’s fiscal year from January 13 to June 30 as a result of a hiring freeze…
Author: Steve Brawner
by - August 3, 2015 10:04 am
Private Option Population Shrinks By 26,500
The number of enrollees in Arkansas’ private option shrunk by about 26,500 at midnight July 31 because those former beneficiaries did not respond to requests by the Department of Human…
by - July 30, 2015 8:06 am
Medicare, Medicaid Turn 50 On Thursday
As Congress continues its never-ending debate about Obamacare and Arkansas legislators consider alternatives to the private option, two government health care programs marked their 50th anniversaries on Thursday. On July…
by - July 29, 2015 5:43 pm
20% GDP Health Care Projection Leads To More Questions
Health care spending is projected to increase as a percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product from 17.4% in 2013 to 19.6% in 2024. The projection could lead to as many questions as it does answers.
by - July 29, 2015 3:17 pm
Ten Lane Project For I-30 Gets Federal Go-Ahead
The Federal Highway Administration has accepted a recommendation by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department to expand Interstate 30 to 10 lanes through downtown Little Rock, a project that includes…
by - July 28, 2015 5:53 pm
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin: Change, Rename Common Core
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin said Tuesday he will recommend that the Common Core be made more rigorous and be renamed.
by - July 28, 2015 4:33 pm
Sen. Bryan King On Healthcare: The Real Question Is ‘Who Should Get Welfare?’
Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, has been a staunch opponent of Arkansas’ private option program since its inception. The private option is the state program that uses Medicaid dollars to…
by - July 27, 2015 6:01 pm
Judge Moody Hears Case: Should Independents Have To File Early?
Eastern District Judge James Moody said today he will decide within a couple of weeks whether an Arkansas law unconstitutionally discriminates against independent candidates. That same law also affects third…
by - July 27, 2015 5:49 pm
Private Option Eligibles Increase Again, But Number Could Drop
The total number of Arkansans eligible for the private option reached 259,335 in June, while the total average cost per private option recipient fell 89 cents, the Arkansas Department of…
by - July 27, 2015 3:29 pm
Arkansan Purchases Domain Name To Gig Governor About Gay Rights
Web surfers who type in www.asahutchinson.com will be redirected to an LGBT chatroom by an Arkansan who says he’ll use the domain name in the next election to discuss Hutchinson’s…
by - July 24, 2015 2:43 pm
AG Certifies ‘Far-Reaching’ Campaign Finance Ballot Measure
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge Friday certified the popular name and ballot title of an act that would require the disclosure of sources of independent campaign expenditures and political advertisements….
by - July 24, 2015 5:44 am
Walton Foundation Planning ‘Independent’ School
The Walton Family Foundation is developing what it is calling an “independent” school in Bentonville for the Northwest Arkansas region, the foundation announced in a press release Thursday. The release…
by - July 23, 2015 7:56 am
Reports: Medicare, Social Security Trust Funds Depleting
Medicare’s Hospital Insurance trust fund, otherwise known as Medicare Part A, is scheduled to be depleted in 2030, and Social Security’s combined funds will be depleted by 2035, according to two new reports.
by - July 22, 2015 9:59 pm
Thea Foundation Reaches Scholarship Endowment Of $2 Million
The North Little Rock-based Thea Foundation Wednesday announced that it had reached its goal of raising $2 million to endow 30 college scholarships for artistically inclined students who can then…
by - July 22, 2015 6:29 am
First UAMS Dental Students ‘At Least Three Years’ Away
Arkansas is one of only a few states that does not have its own dental school. That could change in a few years, as UAMS is exploring that option.
by - July 20, 2015 9:28 pm
Little Rock Political Firm Making An Impact
Impact Management Group is a well-connected consulting firm on the cutting edge in its multi-practice areas – especially in the digital arena – but it still places a real value on relationships.
by - July 18, 2015 9:11 pm
Hillary Clinton Sounds Themes, Jabs Trump And Bush
Former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took shots at Donald Trump and the Republican Party while sounding some of her campaign’s populist economic themes in Little Rock Saturday night to an arena full of Democrats.
by - July 18, 2015 8:16 am
Ted Cruz To Be Next GOP Presidential Candidate To Visit State
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, will be the next Republican presidential candidate to visit Arkansas. The Texas senator will appear August 12 at the Crawford County Lincoln Day Dinner. The…
by - July 17, 2015 9:01 pm
Donald Trump Says He’ll Make Good Deals For America
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump hyped his business acumen and fired off a bevy of zingers as he fired up an Arkansas GOP crowd in Hot Springs at the annual Reagan-Rockefeller dinner.
by - July 17, 2015 12:28 am
Health Consultants: State Innovative, But Should Try More Tried-And-True
The Arkansas Payment Improvement Initiative has produced some savings, but the state should consider looking at other, more proven strategies, legislators were told Thursday. The Health Care Reform Legislative Task…