by - October 16, 2014 7:40 pm
Asa Hutchinson (R) and Mike Ross (D) both want the state to join a lawsuit by 12 other states against proposed EPA regulations that would reduce carbon emissions by coal…
by - October 16, 2014 2:22 pm
Here we go again, hoping for an end to what seems like 40 years of wandering in the SEC wilderness. Let my people go … to a Bowl game. Can…
by - October 15, 2014 9:26 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling and overturned a controversial voter ID law passed in the 2013 General Assembly. The Republican-led legislature passed the voter ID…
by - October 15, 2014 8:15 pm
The city of Fort Smith may have seen a victory last week with the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging violations of the Freedom of Information Act, but the issue for…
by - October 15, 2014 1:00 pm
The shift of capital allocation for fiscal 2016 favors e-commerce and convenience formats at Walmart U.S., and for good reason, according to the retailer’s top executives who outlined their future…
by - October 15, 2014 9:36 am
The chance of the Arkansas General Assembly providing some sort of legislative relief to benefit Fort Smith and other cities facing funding shortfalls in pension contributions fund is "less than…
by - October 15, 2014 12:50 am
It may have been a death match in Fayetteville Tuesday (Oct. 14) as the candidates for U.S. Senate duked it out in a televised debate over who should represent Arkansas…
by - October 14, 2014 10:27 pm
Opposing Senate candidates U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, had little new to provide those Arkansas voters who may yet be undecided on a race…
by - October 14, 2014 5:44 pm
Real estate markets are often linked to economic performance but a report from Irvine, Calif.,-based RealtyTrac suggests that housing market turnarounds also favor incumbents in most of the eight hotly…
by - October 14, 2014 3:09 pm
A lawsuit expected to be filed earlier this month by the Department of Justice against the city of Fort Smith over Clean Water Act violations has not yet been filed…
by - October 14, 2014 1:34 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe made the following appointments or reappointments to state boards and commissions. Dr. David Beasley, Jonesboro, to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional…
by - October 13, 2014 8:33 pm
In a departure from the often times toxic nature of political races in the 21st century, the two candidates vying for an open at-large seat on the Fort Smith Board…
by - October 12, 2014 3:33 pm
After a year-and-a-half of attack ads and press releases, Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, will debate on the same stage twice this week: first on Monday…
by - October 10, 2014 2:26 pm
Little Rock-based electricity transmission coordinator Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has released a reliability impact assessment of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposed Clean Power Plan. The study indicates not enough…
by - October 9, 2014 7:28 pm
U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, brought his campaign for the U.S. Senate to Fort Smith Thursday (Oct. 9), bringing a familiar Arkansas native with him in an attempt to drum…
by - October 8, 2014 8:31 pm
After a day of testimony from city directors and Fort Smith City Clerk Sherri Gard, the city of Fort Smith was dismissed by Circuit Court Judge James Cox from a…
by - October 7, 2014 9:35 pm
On day one as governor, Mike Ross would have state agencies review regulations that are more than three years old to see if they are still needed or if they…
by - October 7, 2014 8:15 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a resolution during its regularly scheduled Tuesday (Oct. 7) meeting that expresses a desire to restart negotiations with the United States Department of…
by - October 7, 2014 7:25 pm
The city of Fort Smith is facing a coming insolvency of its police and fire retirement contribution fund as early as 2019, but there are no plans to address the…
by - October 7, 2014 6:59 pm
Same sex couples are now able to receive marriage licenses in most counties across the state of Oklahoma following the United States Supreme Court's decision Monday (Oct. 6) to not…
