by - March 20, 2013 8:19 pm
Lunch is winding down at downtown Little Rock’s Doe’s Eat Place. Plates and glasses rattle between the tables and the kitchen, while the cash register sings a sweet tune of…
by - March 20, 2013 4:50 pm
Beer would be sold on the shelves of grocery and convenience stores in Crawford County if one member of the county’s Quorum Court has his wish. Butch Barnes, who represents…
by - March 20, 2013 4:17 pm
The land has been purchased but there’s a major thing lacking before the Arkansas State Police can start making concrete plans to move its Troop L headquarters from Springdale to…
by - March 20, 2013 1:51 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Wednesday (March 20) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Don Anderson, Rogers, reappointed to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2017….
by - March 19, 2013 9:40 pm
The proposed Ben Geren Aquatics Center has encountered yet another delay. Members of the Sebastian County Quorum Court voted Monday night (March 19) to table a vote on three aquatic…
by - March 19, 2013 5:18 pm
As The City Wire has reported, Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, introduced two anti-speech bills, SB 13/SB 14, that, if passed, will criminalize the actions of those who dare to document…
by - March 19, 2013 5:06 pm
Rep. Darrin Williams, D-Little Rock, and Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, touted HB 1832, the Arkansas New Markets Job Act, a bill both men say could lead to significant investments in…
by - March 19, 2013 5:01 pm
Finance directors at cities across Arkansas have longed for more detailed reporting of sales tax revenues and they could soon get their wish thanks to a state agency change in…
by - March 19, 2013 9:18 am
Arkansas Medicaid officials say a state plan to move Medicaid-eligible low-income citizens into a “private option” that would include subsidized plans in forthcoming health insurance exchanges could add less than…
by - March 18, 2013 10:15 pm
Improvements are on the way to several traffic signals along a busy route through the heart of Van Buren after the city council accepted a bid from Pinkley Sales Company…
by - March 18, 2013 5:55 pm
Uncertainty surrounding the county budget has once again put the future of the Ben Geren Aquatic Center in doubt. The reason for the characterization is that members of the Sebastian…
by - March 18, 2013 4:20 pm
Several businesses in Fort Smith are working with the Fort Smith Public Library and other agencies to provide meals to children during Spring Break. According to a press release from…
by - March 18, 2013 12:03 pm
Bill Halter, the only declared Democratic candidate for Arkansas Governor, previewed his first major policy plan of the 2014 campaign on Talk Business Arkansas Sunday night. Halter will advocate for…
by - March 17, 2013 11:15 am
The big guns came out Saturday night (Mar. 16) to help incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor formally launch his re-election effort for 2014. At a Little Rock Statehouse Convention…
by - March 15, 2013 3:21 pm
The Old Fort Homeless Coalition on Friday (Mar. 11) released the results of the 2013 Point-In-Time count which showed that the number of homeless in 2012 increased compared to 2011….
by - March 14, 2013 5:18 pm
A bill which will soon be under consideration by the General Assembly's House Rules Committee would allow local Arkansas cities and counties to have more influence in the decision-making process…
by - March 14, 2013 4:40 pm
The House Revenue and Tax committee approved a bill that would exempt most farmers from a sales tax on their utilities and a tax increase on timber companies. The influential…
by - March 14, 2013 9:28 am
An evaluation of a school voucher program in Milwaukee showed that high school students who had used the vouchers for tuition at private schools were more likely to complete at…
by - March 14, 2013 8:27 am
Through his spokeswoman, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, denied any interest in entering the 2014 race for the Arkansas Governor’s office. However, his interest in the 2014 U.S. Senate race…
by - March 13, 2013 7:06 pm
The loss of Allens Canning Company in Van Buren is not only going to leave scores of locals unemployed, it will also cause a sizable dent in the budget of…
