by - August 9, 2021 10:49 am
The University of Arkansas System announced Monday (Aug. 9) that Charles Robinson, provost and executive vice chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at the UA, will become interim chancellor for…
by - August 8, 2021 11:54 am
Col. Leon Dodroe, former commander of the 188th Wing in Fort Smith, was promoted to brigadier general and assumed command of the Arkansas Air National Guard. Col. Jeremiah Gentry was…
by - August 8, 2021 9:48 am
State Sen. Jim Hendren, I-Gravette, left the Republican Party earlier this year over the extremism he saw in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. He’s…
by - August 7, 2021 7:19 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is implementing several new student aid initiatives it says will help make college more affordable for students. The new student aid initiatives include…
by - August 7, 2021 10:14 am
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly passed 1,112 bills into law this year, and there was no shortage of changes that will impact business and commerce in the state. The legislature…
by - August 6, 2021 3:44 pm
Four-term State Rep. Brandt Smith, R-Jonesboro, told Talk Business & Politics on Friday (Aug. 6) he intends to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, in the Republican primary in…
by - August 6, 2021 2:12 pm
A special session ended Friday (Aug. 6) an hour before a Pulaski County Circuit judge issued an injunction that gave supporters of removing a ban on mask mandates hope for…
by - August 5, 2021 6:00 pm
Friday is expected to be the final day of a special session that started Wednesday to consider changes to a state law banning mask mandates. House members did not take…
by - August 5, 2021 5:03 pm
Why did a primary support beam on the Interstate 40 bridge that connects West Memphis to Memphis fracture and lead to a near collapse of the busiest freight bridge in…
by - August 5, 2021 4:56 pm
The Arkansas Bar Association and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, in association with UA Little Rock Bowen School of Law and the University of Arkansas School…
by - August 4, 2021 7:20 pm
The 93rd General Assembly kicked off the start of the special session Wednesday (Aug. 4) to debate amending Act 1002 – a ban on mask mandates. Two bills were filed…
by - August 4, 2021 2:17 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has allocated $1,770,272 in funding to Arkansas fairs for 2021. This includes $724,272 in agri fair funding to county fairs, the Four States Fair, the…
by - August 3, 2021 4:06 pm
As he had promised, and just a few weeks before public schools begin a new year, attorney Tom Mars on Tuesday (Aug. 3) filed a lawsuit in the Pulaski County…
by - August 3, 2021 3:06 pm
On Tuesday (Aug. 3), Governor Asa Hutchinson put out the call for legislators to meet in a special session beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m. Hutchinson is calling on the Arkansas…
by - August 2, 2021 6:31 pm
Ahead of a special session the governor is expected to call later this week, Arkansas lawmakers heard from some of the state’s top health officials on Monday (Aug. 2). During…
by - August 2, 2021 3:14 pm
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has tapped Arkansas State University and its sponsored initiative, the Arkansas Out of School Network, to oversee the American Rescue Plan (ARP)…
by - August 2, 2021 11:24 am
The COVID-19 virus and its latest variant, Delta, is spreading rampantly throughout Northeast Arkansas with near record numbers of patients filling local hospitals. In an effort to make vaccines available…
by - August 1, 2021 7:04 pm
A truck study, commissioned by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), will determine the feasibility of a new U.S. 64 river crossing into downtown Fort Smith, Highway Commissioner Keith Gibson…
by - August 1, 2021 10:13 am
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO Gretchen Hall is seeing signs of recovery in her industry, but there is still a lag from 2019 numbers and the new Delta…
by - August 1, 2021 9:56 am
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Curtis Barnett said the state’s largest health insurance company is supportive of the governor’s new call for a COVID-19 pandemic emergency and a special…
