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Arkansas House Speaker Brian Evans, R-Cabot, named former State Representative Duncan Baird of Bentonville to serve on the Arkansas Ethics Commission. Baird will serve a five-year term replacing Scott Irby,…
by - March 20, 2025 4:16 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, is the chairman of the powerful Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) subcommittee of the House Appropriations panel. In that role, Womack will have tremendous…
by - March 20, 2025 4:03 pm
Mike Malone, the University of Arkansas vice chancellor for economic development and former Northwest Arkansas Council CEO, is taking a new job with Economic Leadership LLC, a North Carolina-based economic…
by - March 19, 2025 7:11 am
The most famous landmark in Mississippi County, where I am proud to call home, is the five-room farmhouse where country singer Johnny Cash grew up. In addition to being a…
by - March 18, 2025 7:04 pm
Repeating the notion that she wants to be known as the education governor, Gov. Sarah Sanders signed her higher education overhaul bill into law at an economic forum in Little…
by - March 18, 2025 6:19 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) has amended its original settlement offer to allow Highfill to use $900,000 in sales tax revenue however it’d like. Highfill also approved a settlement offer…
by - March 18, 2025 6:09 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders has appointed Carole Farmer of Fayetteville to a seven-year term on the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. Farmer succeeds immediate past board chair Christy Clark…
by - March 17, 2025 5:28 pm
Arkansas has seen economic development success in recent years with many new businesses locating in Arkansas and bringing significant investments and well-paying jobs to Arkansans. To continue this success, Arkansas…
by - March 16, 2025 6:19 am
If Gov. Sarah Sanders signs into law HB 1489, Arkansas executions could begin again. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Wardlaw, R-Hermitage, and Sen. Blake Johnson, R-Corning, would allow nitrogen…
by - March 16, 2025 5:14 am
The Forge Institute announced the startups selected for the Phoenix Xcelerator program, a no-cost, no-equity accelerator designed to fast-track promising startups tackling aerospace and defense challenges. Through a structured 12-week…
by - March 16, 2025 5:04 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments to boards and commissions this week: Arkansas Early Childhood Commission Dr. Jason Williams, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission. Term to…
by - March 13, 2025 9:19 am
Congressional leaders are determined to slash hundreds of billions of dollars in conservation funding for farmers, and if the cuts go through, producers in the Natural State could lose hundreds…
by - March 12, 2025 8:32 am
The U.S. Congress has not passed a new Farm Bill since 2018 and even that bill uses commodity price points from 2012. Commodity prices have collapsed during the last year…
by - March 11, 2025 4:47 pm
The League of Women Voters of Arkansas (LWV) has submitted a proposed constitutional amendment it says is designed to counter recent legislative efforts that “weaken and dismantle” the ability of…
by - March 10, 2025 8:35 pm
The House and Senate Education Committees passed Gov. Sarah Sanders’ far-reaching Arkansas ACCESS Act on March 10 with an amendment granting excused absences to students engaged in political and public…
by - March 10, 2025 9:51 am
Wayne Woods, the longtime cheerleader for Arkansas tourism and former CEO of advertising giant CJRW, has died at the age of 77 after an illness. Woods and his brother, Shelby,…
by - March 9, 2025 6:36 pm
Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, expects a bill that centers on power generation to move through the Senate soon. He also predicts success moving forward with funding for an $825…
by - March 9, 2025 5:47 pm
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, said he heard good things for Arkansas in the president’s address to the nation last week, and he’s hopeful that federal layoffs and tariffs…
by - March 7, 2025 1:59 pm
The Little Rock Regional Chamber and Entergy Arkansas announced Friday (March 7) the completion of its Select Site certification for a new 875-acre industrial megasite located on the southeastern portion…
by - March 5, 2025 4:03 pm
Two members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation are not concerned about the future of a foreign pilot training center in Fort Smith, even with U.S.-NATO relations in new and uncertain territory,…
