by - January 19, 2015 8:51 am
A bill has been filed that would require all executive sessions to be recorded, with copies provided to the prosecuting attorney’s office for review. Prosecutors will oppose it as written…
by - January 19, 2015 8:41 am
A bill would abolish the Arkansas Lottery Commission and require the lottery to be managed by the Department of Finance and Administration – not the Arkansas Department of Higher Education,…
by - January 18, 2015 9:53 am
The Education Committees in the House and Senate feature many new faces deciding tough issues, a 10-10 partisan split in the House, and a chairperson focused on workforce education. But that’s not all.
by - January 15, 2015 8:40 pm
A bill is expected to be filed that would include prosecuting attorneys among other elected officials whose salaries are being reviewed by the Independent Citizens Commission created by voters in…
by - January 15, 2015 11:31 am
The Delta Regional Authority is working to identify and nurture entrepreneurs from the Delta through a new pitch competition to help startups and expansions.
by - January 14, 2015 11:33 pm
No two words could define this year’s legislative session more than these: “private option.”
by - January 13, 2015 4:08 pm
Maverick Transportation will raise pay for experienced drivers and increase mileage pay in all its divisions, the company announced in a press release Tuesday. Drivers with at least a year…
by - January 13, 2015 12:15 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson will give a “health care reform address” Jan. 22, he said Tuesday to a packed Arkansas House of Representatives chamber after taking the oath of office as the state’s 46th governor.
by - January 12, 2015 4:09 pm
Sen. President Pro Tempore Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, opened the 2015 legislative session by urging his colleagues to have faith in each other the way he has had faith in his…
by - January 8, 2015 1:43 pm
Arkansas schools ranked 36th in the nation in Education Week magazine’s annual Quality Counts study, and the state ranked ninth on its “early education index.” The study, which was skipped…
by - January 7, 2015 3:50 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission tasked with determining salaries for state elected officials asked for information on comparable states Wednesday in the face of a constitutional deadline to issue a review…
by - January 7, 2015 6:57 am
The leaders of the Arkansas House and Senate hope the Legislature takes quick action on Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson’s middle class tax cut and on the private option, and both say…
by - January 6, 2015 5:27 pm
Years served in the Arkansas Legislature prior to the passage of Amendment 94 do count towards the 16-year term limit passed by voters in November, according to an opinion issued…
by - January 6, 2015 5:17 pm
The average Little Rock motorist pays $1,674 annually because of deficient roads and bridges, the national transportation group TRIP asserted in a press conference at the state Capitol Tuesday. Those…
by - December 30, 2014 12:23 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission charged with setting salaries for legislators, constitutional officers, and judges hopes to hear from some of those people at its next meeting Jan. 7. At its…
by - December 23, 2014 4:57 pm
Uncertainty over federal-aid highway funding is leading the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department to withdraw three projects from a bid opening planned for Jan. 27. Those include paving a…
by - December 22, 2014 4:03 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson will conduct a national search for the next Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive director and will ask for legislative authority allowing the independent foundation supporting AEDC to…
by - December 18, 2014 1:57 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission that will review salaries and reimbursements for legislators, constitutional officers, Supreme Court justices and judges elected Larry Ross as chairman and Chuck Banks as vice chairman…
by - December 17, 2014 3:13 pm
Arkansas public schools can have necessary broadband internet at no extra cost to the state and without connecting to a “backbone” such as ARE-ON, the House and Senate Education Committees…
by - December 16, 2014 4:53 pm
Arkansas lawmakers are considering an idea to encourage healthier, younger teachers into a troubled insurance system that is showing signs of improvement.
