by - May 4, 2017 8:39 pm
President Donald Trump was in desperate need of a signature legislative accomplishment and Arkansas’ congressional delegation was happy to oblige. The President now waits for the Senate to act. All…
by - May 3, 2017 5:40 pm
Lawmakers ended the First Extraordinary Session of 2017 on Wednesday with a familiar and long floor debate on a proposal backed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson that would create a recession-ready…
by - May 2, 2017 6:59 pm
Three bills at the center of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s agenda for the ongoing special session moved one step closer to becoming law on Tuesday following marathon committee and floor debates…
by - May 2, 2017 5:37 pm
Congressional leaders hope to schedule a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on the latest version of the American Health Care Act Wednesday or Thursday, and U.S> Rep. Bruce…
by - May 2, 2017 9:49 am
The Katherine C. Anthony Charitable Trust donated $500,000 for the development of a mother baby unit at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs. The hospital announced the donation Tuesday (May 2)….
by - May 1, 2017 8:51 pm
Lawmakers dealt Gov. Asa Hutchinson a rare setback on Monday (May 1) after the legislature kicked off a special session initially expected to last three days before lawmakers head back…
by - April 30, 2017 7:40 pm
Human limits interest Dr. James Polk. He was part of the team that helped rescue the 33 Chilean miners trapped below ground for more than 10 weeks. He’s also the…
by - April 30, 2017 9:54 am
Senate President Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, said he thinks it’s premature to investigate circumstances surrounding state prison officials’ acquisition of lethal injection drugs. The state Senate’s leader also said this week’s…
by - April 30, 2017 9:53 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, says he ‘leans yes’ on the current healthcare measure being debated among Republican caucuses in Congress. Womack said that the MacArthur amendment, brought forward as…
by - April 26, 2017 8:48 pm
Changes sought by the state of Arkansas to the Arkansas Works program would reduce enrollment by more than 60,000 individuals and reduce the state’s costs by between $67 million and…
by - April 26, 2017 12:20 pm
John Dornhoffer has been named chairman of the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The appointment…
by - April 25, 2017 7:12 pm
The state Legislature will meet May 1 to adjourn its regular biennial session and then enter into a three-day special session to pass health care legislation and make technical corrections…
by - April 25, 2017 3:32 pm
A two-physician heart procedure has been successfully administered at Fort Smith-based Sparks Health System. Dr. German Kamalov of the Cardiology Center at Sparks and Dr. Ronald Kantola of the independent…
by - April 25, 2017 6:30 am
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman sat down for a conversation for the Monday edition of Talk Business & Politics Daily. Westerman discussed the late Fourth District Congressman Jay Dickey, who passed…
by - April 24, 2017 11:23 am
About 15% of the U.S. adult population are cigarette smokers, and Arkansas has the third highest percentage of those who smoke, according to research compiled by Vapourlites.com. In 2015, about…
by - April 24, 2017 7:43 am
After 53% of Arkansas voters approved the state’s Medical Marijuana Amendment in November, legislators passed 24 laws that changed it. But none severely restricted the availability of the drug, said…
by - April 24, 2017 7:04 am
There is roughly a 10-year difference in life expectancy between residents of Benton County in and Phillips County in eastern Arkansas’ Delta region, according to the 2017 County Health Rankings…
by - April 21, 2017 12:53 pm
The United States can only become a healthy nation if it first becomes an equitable one regarding opportunities for healthy living, a former surgeon general under Presidents Bill Clinton and…
by - April 19, 2017 10:26 am
A San Francisco-based technology company is partnering with Arkansas Surgical Hospital to allow its patients to use the company’s mobile app, according to a news release. Technology company PeerWell offers…
by - April 18, 2017 3:58 pm
Just five of 27 hospitals across the Natural State earned the highest possible safety grade for patient care, according to a recent report from Leapfrog. Mercy Hospital Rogers, Mercy Hospital…
