by - November 5, 2022 7:52 am
The Arkansas Department of Human Services says the federal government may end the COVID-19 public health emergency as early as the week of Nov. 7-11. If that happens, DHS will…
by - November 1, 2022 4:47 pm
The federal government on Tuesday (Nov. 1) approved Arkansas’ waiver request to incentivize insurers to improve health outcomes for at-risk pregnant women and others through services offered by hospitals. The…
by - October 21, 2022 11:21 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said he didn’t vote for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act because Democrats added $300 billion in spending before it reached the floor, while his…
by - October 20, 2022 8:25 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock., said the current inflationary climate was caused by Federal Reserve actions and federal spending, while his Democratic opponent, Dr. Quintessa Hathaway, said corporations are…
by - October 18, 2022 7:24 pm
The three candidates for lieutenant governor offered differing visions of the office in their Arkansas PBS debate Tuesday (Oct. 18), with one of them saying it shouldn’t exist. The debate…
by - October 3, 2022 5:42 pm
A district judge has ruled that Arkansas’ 56 Libertarian Party candidates qualified for this year’s ballot, but the state could still appeal for future elections, and if it does, the…
by - October 3, 2022 5:25 pm
Maternal health outcomes have worsened in recent years, and they are worse in Arkansas than in other states, members of the House and Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committees…
by - September 28, 2022 3:19 pm
A tech product patented by an Arkansas company is helping smaller community banks connect with each other to share the risks of larger loans. Little Rock-based BankLabs holds the patent…
by - September 27, 2022 4:09 pm
The Arkansas Senate voted Tuesday (Sept. 27) to concur with a Senate Ethics Committee finding that Sen. Alan Clark, R-Lonsdale, had filed a “spurious, frivolous and retaliatory” ethics petition against…
by - September 25, 2022 6:00 am
Groups are forming on both sides of Issue 2, a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder to amend the Arkansas Constitution and for voters to pass an initiated…
by - September 24, 2022 8:44 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said President Joe Biden has governed divisively to satisfy liberal members of his base but also criticized opponents who are questioning of Biden’s intellectual capacity. Hutchinson told…
by - September 18, 2022 6:00 am
Cindy Gillespie is resigning as director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services to spend time with her 85-year-old mother in Georgia, she said in an interview Sept. 16. She…
by - September 15, 2022 8:38 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge expressed opposition Thursday (Sept. 15) to a proposed rule by President Joe Biden’s administration they said would threaten school funding over transgender…
by - September 15, 2022 5:48 pm
Cindy Gillespie is resigning as director of the Department of Human Services, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced in a press release Sept. 15. She will be leaving the office Oct. 7. The…
by - September 6, 2022 7:06 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Sept. 6) appointed Simmons Bank Executive Vice President Lisa Hunter and Little Rock School Board member Jeff Wood to serve on the Arkansas State Board…
by - August 17, 2022 3:47 pm
Banks are wanting to offer cryptotechnology services, so the Federal Reserve is studying how those activities should be supervised while reminding them to manage risks and act legally, said Michelle…
by - August 16, 2022 7:43 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic altered customers’ expectations and the way they operate within the banking and finance sector, two presenters said Aug. 16 at the inaugural VenCent Fintech Summit held in…
by - August 16, 2022 4:20 pm
Sequretek, an India-based cybersecurity company with 450 employees, will open its U.S. headquarters in the Little Rock Technology Park and over the next two years will employ 50 people, 90%…
by - August 2, 2022 6:14 pm
Every school campus should have an armed presence at all times, and state law potentially should be changed so doors and exits must remain locked during school hours. Those were…
by - August 1, 2022 2:33 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson stood by an earlier statement that former President Donald Trump “disqualified himself” from running again for president, that time will shape the legal climate on abortion, and…
