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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently received $2.3 million from the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate facilities across the state providing opioid use disorder patients…
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At the beginning of the decade one could be a Democrat in Arkansas and stand a good chance of winning a statewide office or Congressional seat. At the end of…
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As the nation’s share of monthly electricity generation from renewable sources exceeded coal-fired generation for the first time in 2019, the Arkansas General Assembly passed “game-changing” legislation that put the…
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Two Sebastian County Circuit Judge candidates have received a significant amount of campaign contributions from sources that have been connected to federal investigations and convictions of judges and legislators. Greg…
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The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have announced that Dr. Scott Roulier has received a Fulbright award to Ahmedabad, India, to teach at…
by - February 17, 2020 3:01 pm
Talk Business & Politics asked candidates in the five contested judicial races in Sebastian County for a 350-word essay on why they are the best person in their respective race….
by - February 17, 2020 12:40 pm
Judge Jim O’Hern recently said in a web ad he should have received a commendation instead of a sanction after being found in a Little Rock hotel room with a…
by - February 15, 2020 6:42 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has created a new “working group” to further study the state’s occupational licensing rules and regulations that began with a working group he created in February 2018….
by - February 14, 2020 3:03 pm
A three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Friday (Feb. 14) unanimously ruled against Arkansas Works’ work requirement, but two legislators – one supportive and one opposed to the program…
by - February 13, 2020 5:44 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court has overruled a decision by a lower court to remove Lawrence County District Judge Adam Weeks from the ballot stemming from a case in which Weeks…
by - February 13, 2020 5:17 pm
Attorney, author and independent consultant Hannibal B. Johnson lectured on “From ‘Us and Them’ to ‘We’ – Examining Explicit and Implicit Biases” Wednesday (Feb. 12) at the University of Arkansas…
by - February 13, 2020 10:22 am
The decade of the 2010s started off with the recovery from the Great Recession as Arkansas’ economy was stung by banking, manufacturing, and housing turmoil. Halfway through the decade, economic…
by - February 12, 2020 8:51 pm
How do you turn the President’s impeachment into a pitch for an independent Supreme Court candidate in Arkansas? U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sent an email to supporters this week…
by - February 12, 2020 7:22 pm
Jonesboro Unlimited set a target goal more than three years ago to add at least 2,500 good paying jobs in the Jonesboro area. The private-partnership, economic development organization decided to…
by - February 11, 2020 10:48 pm
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., won the New Hampshire Democratic primary Tuesday (Feb. 11), the nation’s first primary in the 2020 presidential election cycle. With 25.8% of the vote (with…
by - February 11, 2020 5:15 pm
Only a few months after saying little progress had been made in repairing more than 700 water leaks around the city, Fort Smith Utilities Director Lance McAvoy told Fort Smith…
by - February 11, 2020 5:01 pm
Just four percentage points separates first place from fourth place in a new survey of likely Democratic primary voters in Arkansas. The latest Talk Business & Politics/Hendrix College Poll asked…
by - February 11, 2020 4:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Feb. 11) he created three goals at the beginning of 2019 regarding the C&H Farms hog operation along the Buffalo River watershed, and all three…
by - February 11, 2020 2:56 pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave approval to the first treatment for life-threating peanut allergies in children, and many Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) scientists, supporters and…
by - February 11, 2020 2:41 pm
Cassandra Caldwell was named as executive director of the Arkansas Waterways Commission on Tuesday (Feb. 11). Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announced the appointment of Caldwell, who will replace Diedre…
