by - June 3, 2015 2:49 pm
Denny Altes has resigned his elected position on the Sebastian County Quorum Court to focus on his full-time job in Little Rock as the state’s drug director. The resignation also…
by - June 2, 2015 9:40 pm
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas submitted 15,709 signatures to the secretary of state’s office Tuesday – far more than the 10,000 needed to qualify for the ballot. Dr. Michael Pakko,…
by - June 2, 2015 9:19 pm
A lengthy and at times tense Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting Tuesday night (June 2) was the result of an attempt to override a mayoral veto, and a vote…
by - June 2, 2015 4:58 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (June 2) announced the following appointments, including appointments to the Arkansas Workforce Development Board (Act 907/SB 791), which replaced the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board: Arkansas…
by - May 28, 2015 8:15 pm
A three-day special session wrapped up Thursday afternoon (May 28) after lawmakers approved a change to the state’s primary election date as well as a plan to bring up to…
by - May 28, 2015 7:26 am
Although Lockheed Martin has now pocketed an $87 million financing package from the state of Arkansas, a Washington, D.C.-based defense budget expert said there is no reason to believe that…
by - May 27, 2015 9:02 pm
The Senate approved a bill Wednesday night that would change the state’s primary election from May to March in 2016. Senators voted 28-6 to approve Senate Bill 8, sponsored by…
by - May 27, 2015 4:15 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency issued Wednesday (May 27) what it called a “final” ruling on Clean Water Act regulations and said the new rules will not impact farmers and other…
by - May 27, 2015 2:41 pm
The Arkansas House and Senate easily approved legislation Wednesday that would allow general obligations bonds under Amendment 82 to be set aside for Lockheed Martin’s bid to build the next-generation…
by - May 27, 2015 7:25 am
A leader of Take Back the Fort says the group is delaying its effort to change Fort Smith’s form of city government until the November 2016 election. It’s a move…
by - May 26, 2015 8:22 pm
A bill that would change the date of Arkansas’ presidential and party primaries, as well as the judicial general election, moved through a state House committee Tuesday (May 26), but…
by - May 26, 2015 7:03 pm
As dozens of on-watchers took photos and “selfies” around a prototype of Lockheed Martin’s new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) parked at the steps of the State Capitol, Gov. Asa…
by - May 25, 2015 5:48 pm
As lawmakers prepared for the Memorial Day recess, Congress faced several tough issues including highway funding and trade, and one representative is resurrecting a decades-old award. The following is a…
by - May 22, 2015 4:46 pm
As part of the review process under Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment, lawmakers have received an independent consultant’s analysis of the proposed $87 million Lockheed Martin Joint Light Tactical…
by - May 21, 2015 8:46 pm
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders has vetoed an ordinance approved Tuesday (May 19) by the Fort Smith Board of Directors that changes how the city manages a more than $42 million…
by - May 21, 2015 3:34 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson outlined an $87 million, 25-year bond issue that he will present to lawmakers at next week’s special session, but also took the time before heading into the…
by - May 20, 2015 6:56 pm
Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue has asked Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge for an opinion on the legality of Sebastian County Quorum Court Member Denny Altes being named the…
by - May 20, 2015 4:37 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (May 20) made the official call for legislators to meet in special session beginning May 26 to vote on helping lure the military’s new Joint…
by - May 19, 2015 10:36 pm
There was no disagreement Tuesday (May 19) on adopting new rules for food trucks in the city, but members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors were not in complete…
by - May 19, 2015 9:51 pm
Faced with the expiration of the federal highway funding law and the impending insolvency of the federal Highway Trust Fund, the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday passed the stopgap Highway…
