by - December 12, 2014 12:35 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson plans for current Arkansas Education Commissioner Tony Wood to remain in that post “for some time,” but will look to hire someone else over the longer term,…
by - December 10, 2014 2:20 pm
The pre-kindergarten Arkansas Better Chance program will receive nearly $15 million a year over four years in federal dollars for programs in 10 counties, the state Department of Human Services’…
by - December 9, 2014 11:58 am
Cong.-elect French Hill doesn’t think there’s much chance for comprehensive tax reform in the upcoming Congress, but he believes smaller changes can occur. Speaking to community leaders at the Benton…
by - December 8, 2014 5:05 pm
A state water plan suggests billions of dollars should be invested in the infrastructure needed to help Arkansas take advantage of surface water to make up for depleting groundwater sources. Could it work?
by - December 5, 2014 11:06 pm
Arkansas is ahead of the national average when it comes to school broadband access and can meet its goals without additional state dollars, the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway reported Friday.
by - December 2, 2014 10:38 pm
County jails are so full of state inmates that they can’t function properly, and they’re further harmed by the state’s method of reimbursing them, legislators were told Tuesday. So could…
by - December 2, 2014 2:50 pm
To reduce a rising prison recidivism rate, the state of Arkansas should hire more parole officers, create a “pay for success” program where investors receive a return when private providers…
by - December 1, 2014 9:03 pm
Paying college athletes a small stipend in addition to their scholarships is inevitable, the sports agent for former Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett said during a speech before the Clinton School of Public Service.
by - November 25, 2014 2:50 pm
John Selig, director of the state Department of Human Services, will remain in that position on at least a short-term basis, while Dr. Joe Thompson, Arkansas’ surgeon general, has been…
by - November 21, 2014 5:44 pm
At the risk of sounding a little cold-hearted – it’s out with the old, in with the new. While Second District U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin was vacating his office, his…
by - November 19, 2014 4:08 pm
Supporters of Arkansas’ anti-gay marriage amendment rallied at the Capitol Wednesday, the day before the Arkansas Supreme Court and a U.S. district judge were to hear oral arguments on Judge…
by - November 13, 2014 8:01 pm
Arkansas had the nation’s sixth highest increase in construction employment from September 2013 to September 2014, according to one of the top national economists for the industry.
by - November 13, 2014 7:26 pm
While the rest of the state learned that Asa Hutchinson was the next governor of Arkansas by watching the news last Tuesday, Hutchinson himself was learning it from New Jersey…
by - November 12, 2014 6:48 am
Regnat Populus, the citizens group whose 2012 ethics initiative led to the passage of a voter-approved ethics amendment last Tuesday, is one of three groups forming the Arkansas Democracy Coalition…
by - November 9, 2014 1:36 pm
An online app created by a Searcy company will help medical providers track gifts and other “transfers of value” from drug companies. Founder Tracy Simpson created Clinicpass in response to…
by - November 6, 2014 11:34 pm
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can read here. The loss by Arkansas farmers of millions of dollars unpaid by Brinkley-based…
by - November 6, 2014 2:18 pm
Standing in front of a portrait of Republican governor Frank White in the Capitol Rotunda, Gov.-Elect Asa Hutchinson announced his transition team’s steering committee and said he would not decide…
by - November 5, 2014 8:36 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe, GOP chairman Doyle Webb and Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford assess the state’s political landscape in the wake of historic and unprecedented gains by Arkansas Republicans.
by - November 5, 2014 12:50 am
Governor-elect Asa Hutchinson won his fourth try at a statewide office as Republicans swept all the state and federal races as well as dominating control of the Arkansas statehouse.
by - November 5, 2014 12:46 am
Rep. Tom Cotton, unknown three years ago, continued his political ascent Tuesday with a convincing victory in the Arkansas Senate race over Sen. Mark Pryor. “The people of Arkansas tonight…
