by - August 12, 2015 2:48 pm
Cruz: Nominate A ‘Genuine Conservative’
Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday that if he’s elected president on his first day in office he’ll “rip to shreds this catastrophic Iranian nuclear deal” and direct the Department of…
Author: Steve Brawner
by - August 12, 2015 5:38 am
CHI St. Vincent, Conway Hospital Ink Deal, Form Indie Group
CHI St. Vincent and Conway Regional Health System have signed a five-year management agreement and created the Arkansas Health Alliance, a new corporate entity for independent hospitals to affiliate with CHI St. Vincent.
by - August 11, 2015 1:14 pm
Hutchinson: At Least 1,300 Students Signed Up For Coding Class
More than 1,300 Arkansas high school students have signed up to take a computer coding class this upcoming school year through the state’s online Virtual Arkansas, with an unknown number…
by - August 11, 2015 11:00 am
Little Rock Inventor Shaves Profits From Goatees
Entrepreneurial inspiration comes from many places. For Scott Bonge, Goatee Saver inventor and new Walmart shelf-space occupier, it happened because of an annoying shaving accident.
by - August 10, 2015 9:01 pm
Cong. Hill: Iran Deal Doesn’t Meet Its Objectives
The nuclear deal with Iran doesn’t fulfill its objectives, so the United States should continue to enforce sanctions, even if it does so without the support of the United Nations,…
by - August 6, 2015 7:30 am
Searcy Hospital Among Nation’s Best At Preventing Infections
Unity Health in Searcy recently was one of nine hospitals in the country singled out by Consumer Reports for its low rates of five infections. The magazine rated 3,000 hospitals….
by - August 4, 2015 4:17 pm
Governor Says Private Option Terminations To Be Paused, 10-Day Turnaround Not The Problem
The Department of Human Services will pause for the next two weeks in sending out notices of termination for the private option, and more staff members will be devoted to what Gov. Asa Hutchinson called an “information overload.”
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…
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.