by - December 8, 2011 2:24 pm
Arkansas’ new Medicaid chief, Dr. Andy Allison, received a warm and lengthy welcome from a legislative committee on his first week on the job, fielding questions regarding his philosophy and…
by - December 7, 2011 3:17 pm
Finger pointing surrounding Van Buren water payments — or lack thereof — related to a 2009 “true-up” assessment took an odd turn Tuesday night when Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman…
by - December 7, 2011 3:16 pm
Two Sebastian County Deputy Circuit Clerks fired in November by Sebastian County Circuit Clerk, Ken Blevins, were found to be fired without cause Wednesday afternoon by a three-member grievance committee….
by - December 7, 2011 7:11 am
“This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.” That was City Director George Catsavis’s assessment on Tuesday night (Dec. 6) after more than 30 minutes of intense discussion about disputes…
by - December 6, 2011 7:00 am
Several dozen people gathered at the Riverfront Pavilion on Monday night (Dec. 5) to hear Republican candidates at the federal, state, and local levels make early cases for votes in…
by - December 2, 2011 12:36 pm
State finance officials are probably hoping it’s not a November to remember. They’ve certainly seen better ones in terms of revenue growth. Two major components of tax collections missed their…
by - December 2, 2011 12:28 pm
Area business and civic leaders are working with the Arkansas National Guard on a “focused plan” to proactively protect and enhance the mission of the 188th Fighter Wing based in…
by - December 1, 2011 2:49 pm
With the economy facing “a lot of headwinds,” state finance officials said the current year’s budget may come in lower than last year’s, and they downwardly revised the following year’s…
by - November 30, 2011 7:35 pm
Sebastian County Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck left Tuesday night’s Sebastian County quorum court budget meeting feeling “saddened” by what he saw. An overwhelming majority of court members voted down his request…
by - November 30, 2011 6:17 pm
At least two meetings were held Wednesday (Nov. 30) morning in Fort Smith during which business, political and military leaders began to form a game plan for protecting the 188th…
by - November 30, 2011 4:55 pm
A slow economic recovery, flatline revenue growth, and potential federal funding cuts have Gov. Mike Beebe (D) convinced that he won’t try to reduce the state’s grocery tax in his…
by - November 29, 2011 7:29 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center will continue to operate under the Advertising and Promotion Commission under a new lease agreement. Tuesday afternoon city leaders approved a three month lease extension…
by - November 29, 2011 5:05 pm
The formal process to move mail processing operations from Fayetteville to Little Rock has begun, with a public hearing on the matter set for 6 p.m., Dec. 14, at the…
by - November 28, 2011 9:10 am
Fort Smith sales tax collections in the October report were up 5.19%, with overall collections on track to end two consecutive years of collection declines. The city’s portion of the…
by - November 28, 2011 7:58 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] House Revenue and Tax Committee Chairman Davy Carter (R-Cabot) wants to…
by - November 23, 2011 4:19 pm
A Nov. 21 letter from Van Buren Municipal Utilities Commission Chairman C.E. Dougan provides a different take on the water rate “true-up” issue between the commission and the city of…
by - November 23, 2011 7:15 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors reached an agreement Tuesday night on spending cuts from the general fund in order to keep the Fort Smith…
by - November 22, 2011 5:38 pm
story by Michael Tilley [email protected] The 188th Fighter Wing based in Fort Smith may be one of the many military cuts possibly to result from Congressional failure to reach a…
by - November 21, 2011 10:11 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A bipartisan, bicameral “super committee” of Congressional leaders announced today (Nov….
by - November 21, 2011 9:49 pm
Sebastian County Quorum Court members said Monday they want to see a 2012 county budget before approving a plan to work with the city of Fort Smith on building and…
