by - July 8, 2015 4:43 pm
A survey of eight of Arkansas’ larger cities shows Conway as the only city other than Fort Smith not collecting a business license fee. Reinstating a business license fee is…
by - July 8, 2015 1:07 pm
The federal Department of Labor published this week a proposed rule to extend overtime protections to nearly 5 million white collar workers, which the Obama administration says is a critical…
by - July 7, 2015 9:15 pm
Arkansas ended its fiscal year on June 30 with a nearly $200 million surplus, but lawmakers and the Governor aren’t yet unified on how it should be spent. Sen. Jake…
by - July 7, 2015 1:29 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (July 7) defended a plan to place a 10 Commandments monument on State Capitol grounds, while also on Tuesday Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said…
by - July 6, 2015 5:18 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 6) announced the members of the Career Education and Workforce Development Board, which replaced the State Board of Career Education at the Department of…
by - July 6, 2015 9:41 am
Arkansas, ever a peculiar place, either has two presidential candidates or none, unless you could say, as you probably can, that it has one more than it has the other….
by - July 5, 2015 2:24 pm
The number of enrollees in the Medicaid private option reached 218,376 at the end of June, an increase of about 4,000 from May, when it totaled 214,461. The number of…
by - July 5, 2015 1:32 pm
Congress may have been in recess for the 4th of July holiday, but members of the state’s congressional delegation were in Arkansas this past week talking to voters and discussing…
by - July 2, 2015 7:09 pm
Fort Smith attorney and former Fort Smith Public School Board member Joey McCutchen is pushing back against the effort to change the Southside High School mascot. He says ending use…
by - July 1, 2015 8:32 pm
Lt. Col. Charles Jason Carter, North Little Rock, as State Judge Advocate for the Arkansas National Guard. Appointment expires at the Will of the Governor. Steele Kelly, Plummerville, to…
by - June 30, 2015 6:55 pm
Fort Smith Attorney Shannon Blatt will seek the Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge (Division III). She is a lifelong resident of Fort Smith and has practiced law in Sebastian County…
by - June 29, 2015 7:27 pm
County clerks do not have discretion when it comes to issuing same-sex marriage licenses, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (June 29). Hutchinson made the statement after being asked about social…
by - June 29, 2015 2:49 pm
Members of the U.S. Supreme Court ventured far into the debate about the overall legality of the death penalty in a Monday (June 29) ruling that Oklahoma could continue with…
by - June 28, 2015 5:56 pm
Arkansas’ political leaders and activists had a wide range of reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same sex marriage. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he disagreed with the ruling…
by - June 28, 2015 5:24 pm
State policy leaders say Arkansans should look for “prudent progress” and an “Arkansas-centric approach” to health insurance reform in the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling last week in…
by - June 26, 2015 10:03 am
The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex marriage in the United States is legal, granting marriage rights to couples on a politically divided issue. In the 5-4 ruling…
by - June 25, 2015 11:33 am
In a 6-3 ruling Thursday, the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of healthcare subsidies in connection with the Affordable Care Act. The case, King v. Burwell, faced a…
by - June 24, 2015 9:27 pm
The Fort Smith business community may not be as open to reinstatement of a business license fee as some members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors might hope. Putting…
by - June 24, 2015 4:39 pm
A recent letter from Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue to state and local law enforcement leaders adds another legal opinion to the controversial “Open Carry” law that emerged from…
by - June 24, 2015 12:08 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors didn’t shy away from considering a prepared food tax and re-instating of a business license fee to address a looming shortfall in a pension…
