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Twenty-one female Republican House and Senate members officially formed a caucus on Wednesday (Jan. 23) and put forth a package of legislation to address child care, juvenile justice reform, health,…
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The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce has announced former Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe will keynote the chamber’s signature annual event, the 97th Annual Celebration of Business & Community. The Feb….
by - January 22, 2019 9:01 pm
Looking toward what the Fort Smith Board of Directors hopes to accomplish in 2019, directors frequently mentioned two items — the federal consent decree for years-long violations of the Clean…
by - January 22, 2019 8:16 pm
A halt to grand jury sessions conducted by the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas is another impact of the partial federal government shutdown resulting…
by - January 22, 2019 6:12 pm
The Arkansas Senate in a voice vote on Tuesday (Jan. 22) approved a resolution to adopt rules to suspend the bill filing deadline for the 92nd General Assembly that began…
by - January 22, 2019 4:57 pm
A simmering battle over expanding procedures for optometrists is likely to be one of the session’s most watched, literally, debates in 2019. After an interim study looked at what other…
by - January 22, 2019 2:00 pm
A Senate panel began the long process Tuesday (Jan. 22) of reviewing Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s omnibus transformation plan by asking the bill sponsors to provide a financial impact analysis on…
by - January 21, 2019 7:11 pm
Marvin Day knew exactly what he wanted to do when he graduated from high school. He’d dreamed of becoming a pilot, and he enrolled in college to study aeronautic engineering….
by - January 21, 2019 3:05 pm
It’s been several decades since land grant universities first began developing hardier strains of rice, corn and other agricultural commodities, but the benefit to growers has been clear, according to…
by - January 20, 2019 9:35 pm
Arkansas elected officials joined thousands of Arkansans at the annual March for Life on the Capitol steps calling to end abortion Sunday (Jan. 20). A day earlier, abortion rights supporters…
by - January 20, 2019 10:17 am
On Saturday, President Donald Trump offered a proposal to end the federal government shutdown by promising three years of amnesty for some illegal aliens in exchange for $5.7 billion in…
by - January 20, 2019 10:17 am
Preventing changes to the minimum wage act that voters approved, finding more money for pre-Kindergarten funding, and promoting an earned income tax credit over high-end tax cuts are current priorities…
by - January 18, 2019 5:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (Jan. 18) announced the following appointments: Chuck Banks, Little Rock, to the Independent Citizens Commission. Appointment expires November 5, 2022. Replaces Larry Ross. Jan Zimmerman,…
by - January 17, 2019 11:11 pm
Many prognosticators are predicting the death of small-town America. Statistics from the census department seem to concur. About 81% of Americans are classified as living in an urban environment. Small…
by - January 17, 2019 10:07 am
Although local GDP growth has lagged the rest of the nation coming out of the Great Recession, central Arkansas’ economic fortunes are improving as the region’s labor pool emerges out…
by - January 16, 2019 4:10 pm
Lawmakers at the State Capitol on Wednesday (Jan. 16) kicked off what is expected to be a busy legislative session with a brief slate of introductory meetings where state representatives…
by - January 16, 2019 3:56 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday (Jan. 16) that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for…
by - January 16, 2019 3:03 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Wednesday (Jan. 16) the Trump administration has been plenty tough on Russia although an easing of sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin ally Oleg…
by - January 15, 2019 8:09 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District endorsed a nine-month, non-renewable, one-cent sales tax to benefit the U.S. Marshals Museum at its regular meeting Tuesday (Jan. 15). Voters go to…
by - January 15, 2019 5:13 pm
Another 1,232 Arkansas Works cases were closed in December because recipients failed to comply with the program’s work requirement, bringing the total to 18,164 since the requirement took effect in…
